| 单词 | quibble |
| 例句 | “There could be no quibbling with a request of yours, no matter who delivered it. We’re here to serve, not to question.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They always quibbled, but actually they were very close—closer than most brothers and sisters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For every bit of awe we felt in Kenya, we were also tired, which led to quibbling, which led finally, for whatever reason, to rage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z This attitude was reinforced over the next few years, when a succession of critics, clearly Newton’s intellectual inferiors, raised a host of quibbles about his work, which showed their own ignorance more than anything else. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A quibble arose concerning the phrase “break out.” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z “Philosophers and Politicians may nibble and quibble, but they will never get rid of it. Their only resource is to controul it.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "You send hired knives to kill a fourteen-year-old girl and still quibble about honor?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They were working for the Man in an unequal, sometimes unjust society—I doubt that many would quibble with that description. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, Lawrence heard a physicist with a solid grasp of subatomic behavior express support for his idea rather than smothering it in quibbles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This wasn’t the time or the place for moral quibbling. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She pretended to quibble with a phrase or two, then looked questioningly to her mother. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z After a spell of indecisive quibbling, Perry said, “I’m for it.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I daresay Reynard feels much the same, George. But let’s not quibble. Reynard went first last time. You may go first this time. Take your seat.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The fact that the Japanese had attacked Hawaii rather than invaded the continental United States was a distinction that neither of us bothered to quibble over. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But these are quibbles in a book with the length and emotional depth of "Devotion." 'Devotion' gets into cockpit of 2 U.S. pilots who bond in Korean War 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z But that, for the producers of , would be quibbling. Catching Fire: Slow Burn With a Sizzling Star 2013-11-20T19:48:16Z Some might quibble that it is, in fact, the pedals that are too far away. Review | In a world designed for men, the effects for women range from inconvenient to fatal 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z But these quibbles don't dull the play's promise. How do we shape memories of those we've lost? A friend's death triggers 'Good Grief' 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z It is perhaps pointless to quibble here about the ungainliness of those clothes and accessories made from the pelts of reptiles. On the Runway Blog: At Gucci, Assuredly 'Made in Italy' 2012-06-25T15:52:33Z These may seem like quibbles, but the fact is that the Cannes imprimatur makes a difference. Special Report: Cannes Festival: They'll Always Have Cannes 2012-05-15T23:11:00Z Read and quibble, or just let the mind wander. 'Inside Out,' 'The Matrix' and more: Ranking cinema's notable head trips 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z I think I was quibbling about canceling some radio sessions. Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz Adds Pop Hooks to the Band’s Sharp Edges 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z This dish is canon and beloved, in my family and beyond, and my quibbles are my own. I didn’t like grandma’s brisket — but here’s why I’ll always love it 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z You can’t say, “It’s the bride’s day,” then quibble with her rules. My Stepmother? But She’s 19! 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z But these are minor quibbles, and easily overlooked given the novel’s incisive appeal to the reader’s empathy. Imbolo Mbue’s ‘How Beautiful We Were’ Exposes the Human Cost of Capital 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z This kind of quibble is both big and small. A Comic Coming-of-Age Novel Laced With Social Commentary 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z There was a moment during the Golden Globe arrivals when Ryan Seacrest, king of celebrity small talk, dismissed red-carpet fashion as “over” — a declaration with which the fashion industry would surely quibble. Golden Globes fashion: The story behind the clothes is what makes the red carpet interesting. 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z My only quibble with this excellent article on what is truly a wine world treasure is that, while the podcast is indeed free to listen to, it costs money to produce! The History of Wine in 442 Podcasts 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z With nonfiction, someone is always going to quibble about facts large and small. Webb Hubbell, writing his way to reclamation Ask your editor if he will do so, and promise to limit your quibbles to actual errors. @Work Advice: Having words with a bad editor. Plus how to be a better writer. 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z But those really are quibbles, and the benefit of a collection is that you get to focus on the stories you like best. A Toddler Detective, Pirate Parents and Other Witty Treats in Simon Rich’s ‘New Teeth’ 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z My only quibble with the book, in fact, is its subtitle. 'The Killer of Little Shepherds': A 19th-century chase for a serial killer 2010-10-22T23:18:00Z There is plenty to quibble with in the movie's depiction of the punk scene, but its take on Vicious and Spungen's relationship is compelling. Sid and Nancy: an intriguing glimpse into a dysfunctional relationship 2013-03-06T17:50:00Z Another quibble is that Alison is working at a level of abstraction that insures she can apply almost any shape to almost any text. The Deeply Wacky Pleasures of Jane Alison’s “Meander, Spiral, Explode” 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z So it sounds like quibbling to point out that the theory remains highly speculative. Perspective | How Hannah Gadsby’s evisceration of Picasso helped her change stand-up comedy 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z For a book that reveals such deep collective truths, these are merely quibbles. Descended From Shamans and Ghost Whisperers 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z That clears the field for “Tenet”: Yes, Christopher Nolan’s action sequences were a bit confusing, but you can’t quibble with the incredible craft required to bring them to life. Oscars 2021 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Yet for all the quibbles US critics have not entirely written off the new show with Entertainment Weekly singling out the show's humour and Variety hailing its "offbeat charm". Torchwood: Miracle Day - critical view from the US 2011-07-11T11:25:14Z Historians may quibble that Ms. Martin’s model exaggerates the differences between colonies: Puritans sought profit too, and Virginians prayed. Favoring Immigration if Not the Immigrant 2011-05-08T22:39:54Z Some might say the only way is up, of course, but that's mere quibbling and very unbecoming. The folly of festival fashion 2010-08-12T11:34:00Z Others will have quibbles with Ford’s Rickey, portrayed as the classic savior figure, the pure-hearted white man who enables a black man to get ahead. 42: The Jackie Robinson Biopic Is a Solid Hit 2013-04-12T09:45:25Z Whatever the critics’ verdict, O’Brien already has his, one with which this critic cannot quibble. Why ‘The Front Page’ is the best newspaper comedy of all time 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Two quibbles: the surfeit of rushing about and furniture shifting between short scenes gets distracting. Taproot's 'Gaudy Night' an open-and-shut case of fun for mystery fans 2012-10-02T19:53:04Z Specialists might want to quibble with the definition, however. Oxford English Dictionary adds new sense of tweet to its Big Data 2013-06-20T12:04:39Z The British critics, nearly unanimous in judging the production a success, almost all tempered their praise with quibbles, each critic selecting a different minor flaw. Bounding Across Space and Time, via DVD 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z State broadcaster ORF said Machold, a German citizen, acknowledged his guilt before sentencing Friday, quoting him as saying: "There is nothing to quibble about, and I am going to be punished." Leading Stradivari dealer sent to prison for fraud 2012-11-09T17:02:07Z I have only one quibble: that it's a dull stereotype that gives the wife a dull, dark bob and the humdinger a bad blond wig. Old Times – review 2013-02-03T00:07:05Z Making impeachment about the Tenure of Office Act had buried Johnson’s disgrace under a pile of legalistic quibbles. When Frederick Douglass Met Andrew Johnson 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z But this is a quibble about predilection, not quality: it's a conversation. Bugs Britannica by Peter Marren, edited by Richard Mabey 2010-06-11T23:15:00Z Along the way, there will be quibbles about open floor plans vs. heritage charm, lack of closet space, an outdated kitchen or atrocious commute times. For 20 years, ‘House Hunters’ has been reliable reality TV. For millennials, it feels more like a fantasy. 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Yet there are a few quibbles to be made. South Coast Rep's Ebenezer Scrooge is back for 'A Christmas Carol' for 36th year 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z What he doesn’t want to discuss, it seems, is historical quibbling when it comes to social issues. In ‘Godsong,’ a New Poem That’s 2,000 Years Old 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z But these are minor quibbles with a major work. Review | A giant meditation on creation fills the Kennedy Center Concert Hall 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Whatever the quibbles, few ensembles are ready to do Schubert’s Ninth and “Otello” back-to-back with such accomplishment. In Cleveland, Schubert Outsings Even the Mighty ‘Otello’ 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z They speak at the same time, steer each other's sentences, bandy and quibble and banter. She & Him: a musical marriage made in heaven 2010-04-15T21:05:00Z But I’m hesitant to even bother with quibbles. Review: ‘The Mystery of Love and Sex’ Looks at Identity and Secrets Too 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Few would quibble about the Gauguin being in that category. Gauguin to Vincent 2011-01-07T14:52:11Z If I have a quibble with "New Business," it's one of narrative priority. 'Mad Men' recap: Zou bisou boohoo 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z The Times and Post reviews strongly praised the second act of “Follies” and hailed Ms. Maxwell’s performance, but had plenty of quibbles elsewhere, especially in the first act. ArtsBeat: 'Follies' Is Coming to Broadway This Summer 2011-06-15T20:00:41Z But these are quibbles; it's still impossibly entertaining. The weekend's TV 2010-04-19T09:45:00Z I have only one quibble with this book. Survival of the Beautiful by David Rothenberg - review 2012-02-10T08:59:00Z One quibble: She didn’t “wreck” your relationship, she left it. Carolyn Hax: Girlfriend’s habits, gripes weigh on relationship We are in it with him, up to our eyeballs in wonder and coziness, uncertainty and frustration, spousal quibbling and second-guessing. This Is Parenthood — and Not Just the Charming, Photogenic Parts 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Gottschall, while expressing an avuncular bonhomie toward the younger pastor, quibbles with his approach, but Hugo reports that everybody else loves him. A megachurch's backstage drama plays out at the Blank Theatre 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Or Whole Foods’ 365-brand pumpkin spice bites — miniature cookies that taste more of apple than pumpkin spice, but why quibble? I used every pumpkin spice product I could find for a week. Now my armpits smell like nutmeg. 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z How he has done this is simultaneously novel and destined to earn the justifiable quibbling of purists. ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ Review: World War I, in Living Color 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Maybe that's a quibble about a multifaceted drama that rewards repeated viewings. "Dear Edward" gets children’s grief right – just ask Prince Harry 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The original libretto was in French, which I personally prefer to the Italian version used at the Met, but that is a minor quibble. The Met's Don Carlo: Verdi's Masterpiece, for Everyone 2010-12-10T21:50:00Z One quibble: Although another of Ruth Brandon's books is cited in the bibliography of recommended reading, her excellent book on Houdini is not. Mysterious frenemies: Houdini and Conan Doyle 2011-11-23T22:16:04Z “Whatever you want to quibble about, there it is. Now, is there enough? Is it soft-pedaled?” Hollywood takes on a tragedy of history — in films from opposing viewpoints 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z But I’m sure you won’t mind a few quibbles from a regular old reader, now that you all are doing so well in ad pages again. Front Row: A Look at September Fashion Magazines 2013-08-28T19:10:13Z But that happens to many families — my primary quibble with “Skinfolk” is that Guterl’s distanced prose and chronic abstraction holds us back from seeing how this statement applies specifically to his. When Your Family Becomes a Noah’s Ark-Style Experiment With Race 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Feel free to add your own quibbles and/or disappointments on the comments thread. Lena Dunham's dress, plus 6 other Emmy-night ‘uh-ohs' 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z One cannot really quibble especially since today's younger viewers will not have that point of reference. HBO Max is here – but not for everyone! Here's how to watch, plus reviews of every original show 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z That’s a small quibble, though, in an otherwise fascinating chronicle of discovery. Three New Books Will Take You to Places You’ve Never Gone Before 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Oh, the bread could be a bit better and the gianduja mousse could taste more of chocolate, but those are minor quibbles in the face of so much diverting food. At Modena, excellent Italian cooking is primed to ‘make a splash’ 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, there isn't much to quibble over with regard to the artistic license taken to scripting the interpersonal relationships between the players, their lovers and their family. HBO's "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” knows how to put on a show 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Scholars and academics had their understandable quibbles, but for the general public the series was something like a revelation. The Seductive Enthusiasm of Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Those are quibbles, though, for a small-scale production that indulges in ingenuity. Review | Monumental Theatre’s ‘Songs for a New World’ vividly imagines a better tomorrow 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Anyone who would quibble about it is doing so for quibbling's sake. Paul McCartney thrills L.A. crowd with hits, tales 2010-04-01T00:20:00Z One quibble: At least in translation, the mangled speech of Montalbano's dopey, endearing subordinate Catarelli tends to distract and interrupt the flow. New in crime fiction: Billingham, Furst and the return of Inspector Montalbano 2012-06-06T22:35:08Z In any case, the quibbling about sustainability may be moot. Drink pea milk and save the world? Not if the peas are flown in from France 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Students of literary style may quibble, but seekers after a poet’s messy entanglements will rejoice. Movie Listings for May 29-June 4 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The backdrop adds humor to a serious discussion, allowing Barney and his father to quibble over blatant metaphors like, "Who gets the last chip?" and "What to order that represents your authentic truth?" "Dead End: Paranormal Park" explores theme parks as queer getaways 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z As I told Greene on Twitter, this objection is meant as a quibble rather than a sharp objection. All Documentaries Are Participatory Documentaries 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z It is at once vast and sketchy, an anthology of grand statements, petty quibbles and knowing jokes, organized into 10 “episodes” on subjects that include religion, politics, family dynamics and the nature of human freedom. Review: Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z By a later performance, my quibbles were gone. A Look Back at a Year of Top Voices 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z One may quibble with the methodology and reliability of the data, but the trend seems hard to dismiss. Pressure on Romney in tonight's GOP debate 2012-01-24T00:13:00Z As with any selection, one can always quibble over omissions: I'd like to see Arden's Serjeant's Musgrave's Dance, Christopher Hampton's Savages and Edward Bond's Bingo in any list of groundbreaking postwar British plays. British theatre has changed more – and less – than we might think 2012-12-13T15:21:10Z It’s also still a quibble compared with the main point: that bringing five grandkids — to protect their feelings?! — is a problem of seriously misplaced priorities. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She wants nothing to do with her husband’s child from a long-ago affair 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z It's hard to retrace the steps from a blocked ATM to this magic release but charm banishes logical quibbles. The Old Woman; Macbeth; Bank on It – review 2013-07-06T23:07:05Z Dance music is no place to quibble over authorship. Music Review: Hard-Driving Star D.J.?s Serve Up the Thumps 2010-09-06T22:48:00Z Instead of quibbling over artistic, financial or personal differences, theirs was a political disagreement over who gets to define feminism. Hollywood at war: when film-makers feud with each other 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z You may quibble at the way Sebastian, knowing Lydia's background, seems indifferent to Soviet imperialism, and, for a dramatist of Rattigan's skill, there is excessive dependence on confidential papers hidden in a hatbox. In Praise of Love ? review 2011-04-06T17:59:43Z A purist would find much to quibble with. Notes on a truly Shakespearean year: An enlightened boldness brings out the best in the Bard 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Long-time fans may miss the old eerie melancholia, but it's hard to quibble with Beam's most assured set of tunes to date. Iron and Wine: Ghost on Ghost – review 2013-04-11T20:55:01Z India's Maoist rebels actually praised the movie for trying to tackle the issues, though they quibbled about some aspects of it. Bollywood wows Morocco, dreams of America 2012-12-08T12:21:09Z But these are minor quibbles compared with his achievement. A once and future realm 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z If there’s anything to quibble about, it’s the script. ‘Yossi’: Sequel looks at life after heartbreaking loss 2013-03-07T21:56:56Z I loved his mad energy and repeat the response I made at the time: quibbling about it is like objecting to the mis-aligned spangles on the costume of a someone who is juggling double-decker buses. Daniel Day-Lewis: an extraordinary career of acting artistry – is it really all over? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z But why quibble over the hoopla planned for the 8-10 p.m. TV game-changer Fox marks 25th year Sunday 2012-04-21T17:48:09Z We could quibble here about the definition of “feminist” and argue that anyone fighting against slamming women for their appearances actually is one, at least on some level. Perspective | Can ‘Bombshell’ be a feminist movie if the characters hate being called feminists? 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Aficionados might quibble here and there, but so what? “Agent Garbo”: Wartime’s greatest double-cross 2012-07-08T22:00:00Z And the difference in funding may seem an odd quibble to readers in, say, the US, who manage to consume their TV news daily without any state-sponsored public-service funding at all. BBC Licence Fee Payers Forced To Watch Ad-Funded Coverage Of Germanwings Crash 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z But these are passing quibbles, with a set that's otherwise highly sensitive to the inadequacies of lazy thinking. Paul Sinha ? review 2011-02-25T12:30:32Z Audrey Hepburn was Mrs. Wald’s best friend and would stay over when she was in town, quibbling over who would do the dishes. Connie Wald, Hollywood Hostess, Dies at 96 2012-11-17T06:00:34Z Mostly these characters talk over and around each other, quibbling over semantics instead of articulating ideas. Review: In ‘Education,’ a Fictional Protest That Pales Next to Real Ones 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z A few quibbles: The filmmakers occasionally seem so caught up in the imagery that they neglect to identify the subject. Spare Times for Children for Feb. 14-20 2014-02-14T00:09:30Z Yet this is a minor quibble in the grand scheme of things. CNN's "Lincoln" docuseries is a fascinating treasure trove for fans of the best Republican president 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z These are my main quibbles with the show at the moment. Why are Coronation Street viewers turning off? 2011-07-11T12:41:18Z There is room to disagree with the editing of the play, and to quibble with its energy toward the end. Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Embraces Fun and Folly of a Classic 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The sheer brilliance of his sound goes a long way in disarming scholarly scruples and critical quibbles. Itzhak Perlman, Violin Legend, Still Proves the Critics Wrong 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Who am I, a newspaper editor, to quibble with that approach? What Two Writers Found When They Bought a Plane and Touched Down on Main Street, U.S.A. 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Some readers might quibble with definitions: "remixing" a political speech on YouTube can be very funny, but is it really a kind of "journalism"? Et cetera: non-fiction roundup ? reviews 2011-07-22T21:55:03Z I picked it up once following my thru-hike, but I found I was too close to the material; I quibbled over every description, guffawed over every misstep. Why the Most Popular Hiking Memoirs Don’t Go the Distance 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z My one quibble are the roasted sweet potatoes, which would be better without what tastes like granola sprinkled over them. Review | There’s a lot in the name, and on the plate, at Ruthie’s All-Day in Arlington 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z These various quibbles largely arise from the creators’ choice to situate “The Innocents” far to the teen-angst side of its particular scale, rather than the action-adventure side. Review: ‘The Innocents’ on Netflix Is a Stylish, Slender Teen Romance 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z As for yours, feel free to quibble or offer up your own list in the comments. AFI Names Best TV of 2014, From The Americans to Transparent 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Ain’t gonna happen: Wallace can hardly say a thing without qualifying it, without quibbling about it, without contradicting it, without wondering if it’s actually wrong, without feeling guilty about it. David Shields: Literature saved my life! 2013-02-09T00:30:00Z But the singer’s voice, and her investment in the story, swipes away such quibbles. Kot: Houston had a voice that served the song 2012-02-12T22:06:00Z Williams quibbled with the very idea of a winner. 'The Voice' recap: Fierce battles, tough calls and bathroom breaks 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z While I'm not the biggest fan of her jazz-piano departure, musicians reinvent themselves,and I'm too ecstatic that she's still making music to quibble. Why Japanese pop matters 2010-03-25T23:10:00Z But these quibbles aside, “The Rage of Innocence” is a serious and thoughtful book about a subject of great importance, and it deserves to be widely read. Two High-Powered Black Attorneys Confront a Justice System’s Flaws 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z None of that is Ms. FitzGerald’s fault — and it’s that much more of a testimony to her success as an actress that, when she’s on screen, all such critical quibbles fall away. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: The Romantic Moment That's Not 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z And after a while, the quibbles do mount up. What to say about ... Twelfth Night 2011-01-20T17:11:23Z It took me years to get past my quibbles with quinoa, to dive into the mysteries of chia pudding and, most recently, to tackle a cauliflower pizza crust. The secrets to cauliflower-crust pizza that you’ll want to devour 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z But first, a quibble from the clown community. The tears of a (real) clown: All the insane clown hysteria is giving us a bad name 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z But those are small quibbles, and this was a show — this is a designer — to be reckoned with. Pyer Moss and the Power of Black Truth 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z If I reach, I could find a few quibbles with the season–mainly that it began to throw in twist after twist, as if trying to fit a few seasons’ story into one. Season Review: Transparent Is a Change for the Better 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z These are minor quibbles, however, in a story that is ultimately extremely satisfying. "The Rise of Skywalker" fixes the sins of "The Last Jedi" 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z A few other quibbles: Kurzweil likes to talk about himself, his work and his previous books, and while these references usually are on point their sheer number does get to seem a bit self-promotional. ‘How to Create a Mind’: the astonishing organization of the human brain 2013-01-16T22:56:34Z Which may seem like a book critic’s quibble, until you consider that opting for diversion and reassurance — rather than paying attention to clear warnings — got us to where we are now. Review | ‘The Red Lotus,’ a new novel with a pandemic plot, is both prescient and diverting 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Though that diminishes the play’s takeaway, such quibbles rarely rise to the surface as you watch. Review: In ‘Chester Bailey,’ a Case of Physician, Shrink Thyself 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z These quibbles aside, “Fishnet” is one of those rare and refreshing crime novels in which the victim isn’t victimized, and where her life and community are as important as the mystery of her disappearance. Cunning, Damaged and Deranged: The Latest Thrillers by Women 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Another quibble: Shouldn’t Frank be dead by now? Comfort Viewing: Why I Still Love ‘Shameless’ 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Despite these flaws — which may register to some readers as quibbles — “American War” is a worthy first novel, thought-provoking, earnest and mostly well-wrought. Jeff VanderMeer on the biggest dystopia of spring, 'America War' by Omar El Akkad 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z My only quibble was that the flank steak, sourced from Pat LaFrieda, was chewy. A Meal Kit Company With a Global Focus 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z My only real quibble with this compelling, surgically precise revival isn’t interested in preserving that unity: to keep our sympathy for both characters as balanced as Ibsen evidently intended. Review: Jessica Chastain Plots an Escape From ‘A Doll’s House’ 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z It's a small quibble and Mad Men is still superior viewing. Mad Men; Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea; 24 Hours in A&E – TV review 2013-04-11T06:00:00Z But that’s a quibble, because it all fades away against the thrill of watching relationships thrive and crumble in real time. Dating Around: the new Netflix reality show you'll love to hate 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z With Deb’s assistance he found one pretty quickly — more quickly than today’s average helicopter mom, but let’s not quibble with details. 'Dexter' Watch: Suspicions Are Growing 2010-10-11T18:48:00Z And to quibble on a plot point, why would the Masters launch an attack on Mereen without first being 100 percent sure that the dragons were either dead or in some way out of pocket? ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 9: The Hungry Dogs of War 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z But there was one soaring superlative with which I couldn’t quibble. Discovering the Douro 2010-05-28T14:25:00Z I’ve had my quibbles, but I cannot deny the impact this 2018 movie had on young black boys like my son. The Most Important Decade for Movies About Black Lives 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z In Cheesecake Nation, folks are more likely to be in awe of getting all that food for $5 than to quibble about inferior wings. Happy Hour: It's deep-fried and $5 at Cheesecake Factory 2010-03-23T21:13:00Z In the end, Daum’s quibbles with feminism and political correctness are not so different from the articles and books that have been engaging with the subject for the past thirty years. Meghan Daum to Millennials: Get off My Lawn 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But then you would start drinking and stop quibbling. An Unexpected Wine Sanctuary in Baja California 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But these are minor quibbles, and in a novel as fast as this one, you're never left waiting around long enough to dwell on them. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis – review 2013-01-31T09:01:01Z But these quibbles take little away from this show, a gift and a jolt to our understanding of Marin and his moment. Art in Review: JOHN MARIN: ?The Weehawken Sequence? 2011-02-17T23:26:12Z You might argue that to quibble with this definition is to quibble with the definition of “femininity” as a social and cultural construct. Meet the woman who changed the dictionary definition of ‘femininity’ 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z You could quibble about the narrative abstraction of this “Romeo,” but it’s a version in which the movement — and the company’s uniformly marvelous dancing — carries the story. Love and Death in Paris, With an Assist From Star-Crossed Verona 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z There was room to quibble about Mr. Muti’s reading of the Shostakovich. Music Review: Berlioz, Shostakovich and G?rard Depardieu 2011-04-18T21:35:20Z But that’s a quibble, which the substance of this book does plenty to silence. ‘The Glorious American Essay,’ From Benjamin Franklin to David Foster Wallace 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Still, those ideas — about the betrayals inherent in love, democracy and musicals themselves — are too exciting and important to dismiss by quibbling them to death. Review: In the Musical ‘Soft Power,’ China Whistles the Tune 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Still, these amounted to quibbles in a reading that seemed more succinctly characterized by the vehemence with which Luisi unintentionally shattered his baton in an emphatic moment in the finale. Danish National Symphony debuts at Segerstrom with Deborah Voigt 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z The script sometimes plays artfully with the banality of these exchanges, especially in the semantic quibbles between Grange and Bromley. Theater Review: Lyle Kessler’s ‘Collision’ at Rattlestick Theater 2013-01-23T23:19:08Z But to quibble over the degree of cruelty we tolerate is to acknowledge that cruelty is now standard practice. After Senate’s report on CIA interrogation tactics, it’s time to see who we really are 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z In the end, the music trumps all quibbles – any tendency Simon had toward solipsism is more than balanced by the all-enveloping groove and ebullient counterpoint harmony vocals. Top box sets, from the Beatles to Bill Withers 2012-12-10T16:42:00Z Those quibbles aside, though, the prospect of a good mainstream television film show is potentially exciting – particularly if presented by someone as experienced as Jonathan Ross. Jonathan Ross: are you looking forward to his new film show? 2012-11-06T15:53:00Z Some quibbled with it, but, in the era of “fake news,” it was reassuring to see a project so thoroughly devoted to sticking to the facts. Perspective | Best TV shows of 2017: ‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Vietnam War’ and more 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Minor quibbles aside, this concert was an evening of the highest-level musicmaking and was one of the grand events of the season. Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos team up triumphantly at Strathmore 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Any quibbles aside, it was a lovely way to dedicate a new concert series. Music Review: Isaac Stern Memorial Concert, With Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax 2014-02-24T22:40:33Z Still, it’s hard to quibble with the insightful performance of a maestro who, amazingly, made his debut with the Bolshoi in 1951. Bolshoi Opera Brings ‘The Tsar’s Bride’ to Lincoln Center 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z "Actually there were four, but let's not quibble over that little detail shall we?" Boardwalk Empire: season one, episode two 2011-02-02T22:10:00Z To criticise an overabundance of scenes and musical styles feels like quibbling with generosity, but there are misfires here, particularly the unwieldy title track, which could have been trimmed out. Elvis Costello: National Ransom ? review 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z Its holdings do not extend much beyond the middle of the 19th century, but let’s not quibble. Art Review: Lines That Kept Moving and Knew No Boundaries 2011-10-06T22:45:51Z One quibble: it’s not always as audible as one might like. ‘Turangalîla’ — Seattle Symphony performs rare gem, rapturously | Concert review 2013-02-01T19:09:32Z Still, it’s a minor aggravation, and Charyn’s writing sometimes rises to a lyrical level that washes any quibbles aside. ‘I Am Abraham’: inside the mind and heart of Lincoln 2014-02-26T20:15:46Z In the United States, it was broadcast over three nights on A&E, and Mr. O’Connor quibbled only about the pacing: 20 Years Ago: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Was Reborn on TV 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But what really makes the play stand out is the quality of Al and Bet's quibbling. Acting married: thespian relationships in the spotlight | Alfred Hickling 2010-03-23T14:04:00Z It invites an endless reverie of quibbles, updates and comparisons. A Resurgence in Inequality and Its Effects on Culture 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z It’s hard to see why the doctors needed to be white, but let’s not quibble. Television Review: ‘Steel Magnolias’ on Lifetime, With Queen Latifah 2012-10-05T22:57:28Z But these are small quibbles about an otherwise quietly moving and well-wrought drama marked by superb performances, including newcomer Harris in her screen acting debut. Review: 'Playroom' a family drama from kids' view 2013-02-06T02:46:05Z Though I could quibble with some of the staging, which sometimes seems to get stuck behind furniture, this is the director Kenny Leon’s best work to date: incisive and breakneck. Review: ‘American Son’ Puts Kerry Washington in a Maternal Nightmare 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z These are quibbles of my own, but they can hardly be helped. In ‘Godsong,’ a New Poem That’s 2,000 Years Old 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The exhibits rather than the architecture star, which is as it should be, the only quibble being that this principle is taken to the point of blandness. Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth – review 2013-06-01T23:05:24Z My only quibble would be with the idea that inside Gilbert's vengeful wife there is a showbiz chanteuse longing to escape. Betty Blue Eyes ? review 2011-04-13T22:00:00Z One quibble is that the book’s thesis, that literature is boringly in thrall to Aristotle, is a bit of a straw man. The Deeply Wacky Pleasures of Jane Alison’s “Meander, Spiral, Explode” 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Ballardites who might quibble, "Just what we need, another bar!" should note that families will be accommodated in an upstairs dining room. 5 Corner Market Bar & Kitchen to open in Ballard 2010-12-01T16:31:00Z As with most of its multiplex brethren, sticky carpets and greasy overpriced snacks are par for the course, but these minor quibbles are easily forgiven, given the £4.99 ticket price – probably the cheapest in London. Cine-files: PeckhamPlex, London 2013-06-11T16:21:57Z This is no small quibble, but thankfully it does not detract from the moviegoing experience overall. "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" is a beautiful, heartwarming finale to a great trilogy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z But this is a small quibble with a highly entertaining book that should be read more as an illuminating examination of an under-discussed topic than as a prescription for how to behave. ‘Spite’ Looks on the Bright Side of a Dark Feeling 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Of course we’ve got quibbles about this or that gallery — but the new MoMA, a third larger than before, feels fresher and more urgent than at any time since it last closed in 2002. 20 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z But this wasn’t just a quibble over the route, which, in the spirit of this trip, we had always intended to be flexible. Seeing Africa by Road 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z It is easy to quibble over who should be on the list. Perspective | The Kennedy Center Honors abandons the arts for pop culture 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z This tendency also directs one’s gaze to the smallest of quibbles. From Paul Rudnick, a Mismatched Couple but Perfect for Each Other 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z I could quibble, but I’m willing to suspend my disbelief. Review | Yes, this novel has a cat narrator. I’m not ashamed to say it had me at meow. 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z My only quibble was with the Internet, or Fly-Fi as JetBlue calls it, which the airline’s website notes is in a Beta testing phase. Flying Deluxe Domestic Coast-to-Coast for Around $1,000 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z From what we know about his taste in art and design, we can imagine Trump’s quibbles: Where’s the gold? Donald and Melania Trump’s Last Judgment 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z This is a quibble with a staging that, in general precisely, aligns with an elegant yet savage work. A Festival Has a Monumental Premiere (and Some Other Operas, Too) 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Another quibble: The book would benefit from clearer sourcing, especially when making controversial claims — such as that Trump’s Israel policy was all part of a premeditated, deliberately crafted and highly perceptive master plan. A Nuanced History of the Forces Shaping U.S.-Israel Relations 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Old Africa hands may quibble with Theroux's sweeping dismissal of the continent's prospects. The Last Train to Zona Verde by Paul Theroux – review 2013-06-01T14:00:01Z One final quibble about hotel resort fees: Theoretically, they help maintain special amenities at hotels, like golf courses and tennis courts. I Thought This Was an All-Inclusive Resort 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Slim ladies with minor quibbles need not apply. In the Wrinkle Wars, a New Weapon 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Still, these are quibbles for a show this charming and smartly staged. Theater Review: ‘The Old Man and the Old Moon’ at the Gym at Judson 2012-10-09T22:59:41Z The only quibble here is that Rufus played at least three of them the other night, when he shared the billing with Martha. Rufus Wainwright and Loudon Wainwright III ? review 2011-07-23T23:06:43Z And aware of all our quibbles about the scheduling of the likes of Seinfeld, Larry Sanders and Mad Men over the years they are saying all the right things. Sky Atlantic: will you subscribe? 2011-01-05T14:38:23Z But this is a quibble with a novel that exceeded my expectations, a gripe as petty as — It’s 1988 and Philip Marlowe Is Retired. But Not for Long. 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z One quibble: a polished, handsome, multi-lingual, military vet would be far more than a career night manager. ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z That said, as with any such sweeping literary selection, there will doubtless be quibbles over the verses chosen for a competition in which school and college students are challenged to memorise and recite poems. Government backs drive for young to learn poetry by heart 2013-01-08T13:59:22Z But whatever my quibbles, the actual core of the movie is so pertinent that I’ve continued to think about it, hard, since I first saw it. Review: ‘Blindspotting’ Walks a Tense Line in a Gentrifying Oakland 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Whatever quibbles there might be about the editing, cutting and rewriting of the texts, surely the significant question about this ambitious project is whether the audience is gripped by the performances. A new take on Greek tragedy 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z We had a few quibbles with the book—Cantor, for example, veers to close to romance-novel territory in describing Margot’s love interests—but the author mostly succeeds in her daunting endeavor. A Provocative New Novel Reimagines the Anne Frank Story 2013-08-30T22:06:01Z But those are small quibbles with a series this consistently smart and understated. ‘Occupied’ and ‘The Bureau’: Two Gripping European Thrillers 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z It is a quibble to say her note might better have come as an afterword. Review | In Maisy Card’s ‘These Ghosts Are Family,’ resentments are passed down from one generation to the next 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z And finally a quibble: the popular kids wouldn't have been listening to Modern English. Did You Watch ‘Stranger Things’? Let’s Talk About It 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z You can quibble about a lot of detail – and his grandiose plans for global supervision of finance and global strategies for growth. Gordon Brown and Ann Widdecombe ? two possible paths for politicians post-power 2010-12-06T12:25:00Z Despite the thoroughness of Mr. Stewart’s research I had a few quibbles. Books Of the Times: Looking for Truth in All That Lying 2011-06-12T22:09:47Z This may sound like a small, pedantic quibble, but a movie that continually proclaims its reverence for the discipline of the kitchen and the glories of tradition should pay attention to such details. In ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey,’ Kitchen Wars Break Out 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z But when a band is humming on all cylinders, it's difficult to quibble with too much of a good thing. Arcade Fire takes an epic trip to 'The Suburbs' 2010-08-02T22:56:00Z But quibbling over particular elements of the broadcast doesn’t really work: A Very Murray Christmas doesn’t fit into the contemporary television landscape at all. A Very Murray Christmas is the Boring, Fantastic Christmas Special You've Been Waiting For 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Nobody agrees on the particular way, but let’s not quibble. Perspective | When the pandemic ends, a healthier ‘normal’ could help our obesity crisis. Here’s how to create it. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Let’s not quibble about its accuracy, or the way it drops its contest framework cold, just in time for the singalong finale. Review: In ‘Six,’ All the Tudor Ladies Got Talent 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z It is hard to quibble with such an intelligent and affecting work. Music Review: Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Émilie’ at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater 2012-07-20T23:33:07Z This is no mere theoretical quibble of documentary form; it’s the relationship between experience and cinema, between what's happening and what's seen. “Honeyland,” Reviewed: A Gripping, Frustrating Documentary About a Beekeeper’s Fragile Isolation 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z For a quibble, "The Day After Tomorrow" was all about the increasing cold being so deadly, not the North Pole melting. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 8: The Zombie Code 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Follow-up quibbles: Would some clothing and a necklace really be all it took to immediately convince Laenor’s parents that the faceless corpse in their fireplace was their son? ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap: An Ugly Game 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z This is a minor quibble, though, for a movie that is mostly tremendous fun. "Aquaman" saves the DC Extended Universe, proving "Wonder Woman" wasn't a fluke 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Both quibbles are partially attributable to the piano’s overly bright voicing, as well as the less-than-piano-friendly acoustics of the Terrace Theatre. James Tocco impresses with rare performance of 1849 Liszt piano suite 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z You may quibble with Emre’s “The Annotated Mrs. Dalloway,” as I have, but it’s an invaluable adjunct to Woolf’s haunting masterpiece. Review | Virginia Woolf’s novels once left me cold. A new book about ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ changed my mind. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Another quibble with The Stick of Truth that's been fixed in The Fractured But Whole: the former's irritating training sequences. South Park: The Fractured But Whole Review 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z There can be no quibbling that as a marketing strategy, spectacularizing food works spectacularly. Burger King’s Mac n' Cheetos: a logical step in America's quest for innovation 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z As with any juried show, it's fun to quibble with the awards, mentally moving around the colored ribbons that let us know which pieces won first or second place, or an honorable mention. CoCA juried show: no theme but plenty of meaning 2012-01-12T21:20:06Z “Historical quibbling isn’t just irrelevant when it comes to scripture; it’s a buzz kill.” In ‘Godsong,’ a New Poem That’s 2,000 Years Old 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z I like pointed, relentless, cage-fight arguments about almost everything; Norma hates to quibble about anything. The key to our successful marriage: Separate houses 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Photograph: Graham Haber It's easy to quibble with those who'd accord Bill Hicks the status of a prophetic genius. This week's new comedy 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z Several times Gearhart began a hair under the note and edged up to hit it square, but this was a minor quibble. At SSO, popular pieces done with panache 2011-11-11T18:39:04Z Still, with so many belly laughs, those quibbles are easy to set aside. Theater Review | 'The Wonder': Random Acts of Comedy, Women Only 2010-03-04T23:03:00Z Either way, these are minor quibbles for a movie that ranks among Shyamalan's best. "Glass" is a great M. Night Shyamalan movie — and a fitting end to the Eastrail 177 trilogy 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z There's no Gallagher-esque quibbling rivalry, nor does one brother take obvious charge. Disclosure: how the Lawrence brothers are rebooting dance culture 2013-05-18T05:00:00Z Those quibbling about factual liberties may be missing the point: This is a movie that’s less about rehabilitating a monarch than reinvigorating a life. ‘The Lost King’ Review: A Royal Obsession 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z When Phil and I would sit around drinking, watching “The Kids in the Hall,” and playing this game, the rule we’d most quibble over was number five, the “conspicuously Canadian” one. “Screw You, Taxpayer!”: A close read of the most conspicuously Canadian “Kids in the Hall” sketch ever 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z “Not to quibble,” said my critic, now my friend, “but I wouldn’t say courage, I’d say dignity.” An Entrance to High Society Courtesy of a Doppelgänger 2014-02-14T20:38:53Z His is a portrait that, despite some quibbles, helps to make Enchantment an engaging novel that distracts and entertains just as Masha intends her stories to do. Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison – review 2012-06-01T21:45:01Z Those quibbles aside, the Prokofiev symphony is a playful musical marker for each of the characters and a portentous warning of things to come. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 4: A Wolf in Cheap Clothing 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z It is not like I am quibbling with the direction of the diplomacy of this administration. Samantha Power: ‘Being at the UN is like trying to get heard at an Irish dinner table’ 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z My one quibble is the presence of a somewhat ornate rooster on the polo and Mac, just across from the crocodile. The Olympic Fashion Unveil Begins 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Just as Joan and Peggy quibble over whether or not to use sensuality as a means of getting ahead, Virginia and Lillian debate the merits of leveraging sex in a sexist workplace. 21 TV Shows That Revolutionized Female Sexuality 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z “They’re doing something right,” Mr. Safi said, adding one quibble: the show needs a title that is truer to its characters. The A-List? They Must Be Grading on a Curve 2011-07-29T21:12:58Z No matter how friendly you are, you may have disagreements or quibbles with neighbors. Want to be a great neighbor? Here are 9 things etiquette experts say you should do. 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The interior has been refreshed to the credit of the Howard Chandler Christy murals adorning the walls, though some may quibble at the rest of the renovation. Hey, Mr. Critic: Pleasing Finicky Parents and Nostalgic Texans ? Hey, Mr. Critic 2011-10-06T22:27:50Z My quibble with “French Exit” is that it fails to commit in its last act: as true nullity beckons, the tone shifts, becoming more tender and pathetic. The Stealth Absurdism of Patrick deWitt’s “French Exit” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z That is a minor quibble, though, especially because of the ingenious way that the episode ends. “South Park” blames climate change on Grandpa’s selfishness and it’s barely a metaphor at... 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z There appear to be a few assertions in “The Train to Crystal City” that historians may quibble with. ‘The Train to Crystal City’: a WWII detainees camp in Texas 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z And yet for all that, fans of the band may quibble. Album review: Alabama Shakes, 'Boys & Girls' ✭✭✭ 2012-04-06T18:24:00Z A minor quibble is that Mr Beckman’s desire to entertain the reader leads to some distracting lapses in tone. Queen, thief, wife, lover 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z These are quibbles, the sort of nits Deadheads pick while arguing over the band’s best performances. Review: Living It Up With the Grateful Dead in ‘Long Strange Trip’ 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z And yet she can't help it: she still instinctively quibbles with every lordly generalisation he deigns to confer on her. Westwood by Stella Gibbons 2011-07-29T21:53:01Z James LaRue, from the Office for Intellectual Freedom at the American Library Association, is ready for these quibbles even before I call him. Perspective | Do we really still need Banned Books Week? 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z And then there are countless other quibbles a moviegoer could fairly make. Oscar snubs: Musical chairs in the director's seat 2013-01-10T17:25:12Z Your letter suggests that your go-to move may be to quibble with his assessment of your behavior: “I’m not judgmental, I’m just opinionated.” My Brother Wants Me Out of His Life. Can I Change His Mind? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z This is not to quibble, but to observe how suggestively the exhibition samples an extraordinarily lively history that’s been hiding in plain sight for half a century. ‘What Nerve!’ at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Wine lovers and winemakers quibble over the merits of these respective certifications and their restrictions on vineyard and winery practices. Is the wine in your glass friendly to the environment? There soon will be new ways to know. 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Some people are quibbling over the fact that Lopez might not count because he only has a Daytime Emmy. If Frozen’s “Let It Go” Wins Best Song, This Man Will EGOT 2014-01-17T21:52:44Z These are mere quibbles, the kind reviewers are paid to make, I suppose. Stephen King Reviews Tana French’s ‘Extraordinary’ New Novel 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z But let’s not quibble about a show that is so conceptually and musically audacious that it’s single-handedly made people wake up and say: “Broadway, what’s that? Maybe I’ll try it.” ‘Hamilton’ and Company: Tony Award Nominees in a Season That Reflected the World 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z But to quibble like that would be to miss the point; not every festival needs to be an Ojai. A Road Trip to Sample America’s Many, Many Music Festivals 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Some may quibble that he tosses his hair too much, but not me — this is the '90s, when flipping was mandatory. Despite star Laura Linney, 'Switzerland' an unconvincing stab at noir 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z What few quibble with is Kimball’s grasp of the magazine business. Cook’s Illustrated’s Christopher Kimball Believes Cooking Is Ultraserious Business 2012-10-14T16:30:31Z Try that next time, I suggest, in lieu of quibbling with their methods. Don’t be insincere. Do be empathetic. 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z It was hard to quibble with the song selection, too. | Duets 2010-10-13T14:00:00Z But overall the art is filled with such positive affirmation of that singular presidency it’s hard to quibble with it at all. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Cunningfox, a frequent and valued contributor to the below-the-line life of our reviews, quibbled, but only about the decline, brusquely summing up the matter: Front arena: quiet, attentive and extremely knowledgeable. Proms 2012: week five in review 2012-08-15T16:32:29Z Ms. May’s “George is Dead” presents even drearier depictions of women, but the playlets as a whole are such offensive throwbacks, it seems petty to quibble with how any one group is treated. Critic?s Notebook: Women Playwrights and Gender Stereotypes on Broadway 2011-12-24T01:47:25Z Six actors then step in to perform A.I.-generated skits, including a scene between socialist comrades quibbling over a Birkin bag on the night I attended. ‘Artificial Flavors’ Review: Blame ChatGPT for This Musical 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The Internet may quibble over the historical accuracy of such a multicultural Verona. Review | Shonda Rhimes plus Shakespeare? It’s a no-brainer. 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z The writers quibble with a theme that tracks changing notions of “finish” through almost seven centuries of Western art, from Jan van Eyck to artists in the present day. The Met’s “Unfinished” Is a Great Show, People! 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z At any rate, if Fieri’s done the work for you, why quibble? Smart Watch: Not all reality TV is trash! These unscripted shows are actually useful 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z But, viewed from afar, these all feel like quibbles. Golden Globes 2018: Why The Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies had to win 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Nixon, on the tapes, even quibbles with his press secretary’s characterization of Watergate as a “third-rate burglary.” John Dean, sex machine? And other new revelations from the Nixon tapes. But more context on the outside world, and the lives of these characters, might individualize the gossip and quibbles, and give the satire more bite. ‘Barococo’ Review: Fop Till You Drop 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Critical quibbles are to come, and they are not minor, but they are not central to kids’ enjoyment. ‘Peter Pan’ flies high in panoramic performance at Tysons Corner Center 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z In reality, Normand was a model from Staten Island, but you are encouraged to move past that quibble by the typically infectious Herman tune, all but insisting on choreography. How a Jerry Herman Song Landed a Triple Punch 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z One quibble is that too few references for the many statistics in “Rush Hour” are easily found in the otherwise meticulous endnotes. Travelling hopefully 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z His quibble, it turns out, has its basis in good manners. A life in books: Tim Waterstone 2010-09-08T07:00:00Z She tuned into the fantasy landscape pretty quickly, even quibbling with wardrobe over the practicality of each costume. Regina King on fighting white supremacists in Watchmen: 'My community is living this story' 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The teen — or someone who said they were the teen — took to Twitter to dispute Caroline’s account, then someone who said they were Caroline took to Twitter to quibble publicly with their child. Perspective | Please stop insisting trans kids are just struggling with puberty 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z But these are minor quibbles in what is otherwise a first-rate, superbly paced paranormal thriller. Three New Chilling Page-Turners Feature Unlikely Psychopaths 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Speaking of which, if it wasn’t for my policy of not quibbling with the selection, I would think it was a shame that Mr. Gorey’s work was not included here. ‘One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature’ at Grolier 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Lincoln scholars may quibble with the sweeping conclusion that in taking office, the 16th president purposely “assumed the role of chief executive of the American economy.” How Lincoln favored the middle class over the wealthy 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Just one quibble: When the music’s volume rises, it can drown out the dialogue. At Under the Radar, Stories Unfold via Sexts, Tweets and Puppeteers 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z And when the results are as attractive as they were here, why quibble over terminology? Review: Fazil Say, Soloist, Composer and Even Conductor With Orpheus 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Eventually my kids took up the challenge, and vying for the most preposterous quibble became a weekend-long game. ‘Taking the waters’ at the regal, glamorous Homestead Resort These are, it happens, exactly the literary qualities that people who quibble over whether Dylan’s work is literature tend to ignore. The Rambling Glory of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Speech 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z But this is a quibble, for even in chapters that task us, something useful — even startling — appears. Review | A look at the life-saving power of essays 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z A documentary following two families dealing – with varying degrees of success – with the family's split, it doesn't remark on good dads or bad ones, simply on the rancour and quibbling that can attend a break-up. Megafactories | Who Needs Fathers? | Canoe Man | Laughtershock | Watch this 2010-03-31T05:45:00Z Yet Follett's book is so well thought through in other respects that the breakfast issue becomes a minor quibble. The lying art of historical fiction 2010-08-06T15:44:00Z My only quibble was the use of small, dusky black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Why We Build by Rowan Moore – review 2013-01-06T00:08:47Z Indeed, my quibbles are mostly on the sweet side, and during the day. Review | A creative chef breaks the rules at this all-day diner 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Despite those quibbles, "Cultures of War" is a lucid and compelling example of how to learn from history, rather than using it as an ideological weapon. 'Cultures of War': World War II vs. the 'war on terror' 2010-09-15T23:43:00Z Some psychologists may quibble with his description of why women put up with domestic abuse; others may wonder if projection plays a role in the couple’s hostility to the Clinton marriage. Dick Morris Takes Aim at Hillary Clinton From a Tabloid Perch 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z But these are minor quibbles, compared to the insights. The Whore of Akron: More Than Just a LeBron James Takedown 2011-11-30T11:58:32Z But you don’t quibble with such inspired music making. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-04T21:35:50Z Readers may quibble with Mr. Sepinwall’s selection of shows: No “West Wing”? Books of The Times: ‘The Revolution Was Televised,’ by Alan Sepinwall 2012-12-04T21:14:42Z But rather than quibbling with your pal over symbolic concerns, why not congratulate her on the material good she’s doing? When a White Person Can Use Brown Emoji Hands 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z That distinction is not a quibble but a matter of public perception. Will hydroponics water down the meaning of organic? 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z But against the scale of the subject these are quibbles, and do not detract from the excellence of Blume’s work. The Reporter Who Told the World About the Bomb 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z As much as your petty quibbles can become homicide-inducing annoyances, so your judgmental disdain will fester in his heart over months and years. My boyfriend and I are well matched, but I just don’t fancy him | Dear Mariella 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z After all, when a show has the durability of South Coast Repertory's “A Christmas Carol,” which has run for 36 years and counting, critical analysis could sound like quibbling. South Coast Rep's Ebenezer Scrooge is back for 'A Christmas Carol' for 36th year 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z It’s a small quibble but one worth mentioning in case you were counting on those crackling bits of brown butterfat speckling the surface. Where Velvety Potatoes, Crisp-Edged Cheese and Smoky Bacon Meet 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z It is quibbling, of course, to take any issue with a musician of Ax’s gifts, and his encore — the Brahms Intermezzo, Op. Herbert Blomstedt illuminates Beethoven, joyously, with the NSO 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z But formal quibbles pale in comparison to the content he’s illuminating. Review | In ‘Nobody Speak,’ the free press, not just a website, faces a grave challenge 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Yet these are minor quibbles in the grand scheme of things, since "Hobbs & Shaw" isn't meant to have an original story and the elements of "Hobbs & Shaw" that work are really, really effective. "Hobbs & Shaw" and the standalone spin-off 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Notwithstanding some quibbles, this monumental undertaking affords a rare opportunity to experience one of the great American plays of our time. Ellen Geer leads a crackling 'August: Osage County' at Theatricum Botanicum 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z But these are minor quibbles that fall away when Mr. Chivers provides in harrowing detail a sense of the human cost of this sometimes too abstract symbol. Books of The Times: The Flesh and Blood Behind the AK-47 2010-12-02T22:57:00Z It’s a great ending, but for one quibble: Why exactly would a program celebrating the gifts of these glorious women end with a paean to the creation of man? Dance Review: Modern-Dance History Times Five, With Plenty of Theatricality 2010-12-14T06:00:17Z Yet some such quibbles are probably inevitable with any general positive account of the virtues of literature. How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton – review 2013-07-26T07:01:00Z If this all seems a bit harsh, it's intended more as quibbles for later fine-tuning. TV review: The Audience; Homefront 2012-09-27T21:00:03Z It should be restated that any quibbles about dated references are small when compared with the overall reward of reading a gripping, good story. Review | What Stephen King gets right — and wrong — in ‘The Outsider’ 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Everything else that’s questionable, however, we can just write off because, I mean, are you going to quibble with Captain Mal being back in uniform? Smart Watch: Why you should watch Jennifer Garner play a total jerk in “Camping” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Some Goodreads reviews gripe about historical inaccuracies and “filler and fluff,” but these quibbles don’t appear to be standing in the way of sales. Veteran Authors and Mistletoe Descend on the Best-Seller List 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z I’ll admit, I showed up at the screening ready to nitpick and quibble. Why ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Still Matters 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z One quibble: The show’s title piece really needs to be seen in total darkness, impossible to achieve in a storefront gallery. View 31 images of yourself in Gary Hill’s ‘Dream Stop’ 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Most agave nerds wouldn’t quibble with the D.O.’s definition of mezcal as uniquely Mexican. Agave spirits, on a need-to-know basis 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z This is a minor quibble among whatever list of reasons Syfy considered when it canceled “The Expanse” after Season 3. "The Expanse" relaunches on Amazon as stunning and complex as before 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Admittedly, there is a dramatic argument over a man but it’s swiftly resolved and the ultimate satisfaction at watching two young women excel on the soccer field is worth the odd quibble. She got game: a brief history of the fiercest women in sports on screen 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z It is not lost on the dancers that, even as they quibble with it, they are the ones translating this new truth. Mixed Emotions In Advancing Toward the End 2011-07-03T00:28:29Z I have my quibbles with the finale, but I can at least cop to finding it the most thought-provoking of the year. Best TV of 2015: Our critic’s picks for the 10 best shows of the year 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z It’s a quibble that not many people shared. Perspective | How do you get an audience excited for opera? It’s the vision thing. 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z But to quibble over the punctuation is to miss the point. Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z To the nonspecialist, objecting to the word metal may seem like quibbling. Tiffany?s Rubedo Line Stirs Debate Over Meaning of Metal 2012-04-04T22:23:49Z Meanwhile, Ms. Swift was put on the defensive, left to quibble about the details of the exchange in a long-winded message that she typed on Apple’s Notes app. The New Celebrity Diet: Cyberbullying 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z It’s especially odd given that Majmudar engages passionately with historical quibbling when it comes to issues of translation. In ‘Godsong,’ a New Poem That’s 2,000 Years Old 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z In another clip, shot during the wine-and-cheese reception after the reading, the protesters quibble over the legal semantics of “trespassing” with some very uncomfortable-looking ushers, who try to bar the exit until the police arrive. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z While parliament officials did feel EE could perhaps have contacted them about the bill being run up sooner, they couldn't quibble the overall sum. The unanswered questions in Holyrood's £11,000 iPad bill row 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z It is against that backdrop, however, that researchers have been quibbling about other potential causes of rapid planetary warming. With hot October temperatures, this is 'virtually certain' to be the warmest year on record 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z You can quibble with various aspects of the polling. Column: Overwhelmed? Confused? Here's what to make of all those presidential polls 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Oklahoma may quibble with that version of events, as their defense struggled in similar fashion to USC by the end of that tenure. After nearly two seasons of struggles, USC fires defensive coordinator Alex Grinch 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z “What’s going on right now is a horror show. We don’t have to quibble about words,” said Mr. Sanders, who is Jewish. Bernie Sanders says Democrats criticizing Biden on Israel should target Trump, GOP 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The one quibble is all those screen passes, responsibility for which falls mostly on the back-end guys. Reporter Bob Condotta grades the Seahawks’ win over the Browns in Week 8 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Some within the team quibble with definitions of leadership. Russell Westbrook's iPhone giveaway leaves an impression on title-aspiring Clippers 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z There was just one minor quibble: They didn’t clinch anything at all by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Wednesday night. Rays hold oddly timed celebration, 3 days after clinching postseason berth 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z For all that, Morgan’s defense warrants a handful of, shall we say, quibbles. Column: Jeffrey Epstein reaches from the grave to expose how JPMorgan profited from his sex trafficking 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z But these quibbles are minor, and it’s a thrill to see a new form of storytelling on the Seattle Rep stage, especially when executed at such an extraordinarily high level. Theater meets circus act in Seattle Rep’s joyful, wistful ‘Passengers’ 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z For years, Harden has watched progress on environmental justice issues stall as agencies quibble over meandering technical debates of definitions and procedures. Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought ‘meaningful reform’ in Cancer Alley, documents show 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z As a performer playing Reagan in the off-Broadway show "Rap Master Ronnie" put it, "If you're right 90 percent of the time, why quibble over the remaining three percent?" How did we get here? The dumbing of America, from Reagan to Trump and beyond 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z But these are small quibbles for what is otherwise a delightful ride. Review: 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' is a sweet take on rites, fights and tween drama 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Sure, you can quibble that Baun scored his goal the same night as breaking his ankle while Burakovsky only returned after missing the next two contests. Kraken relying big on Andre Burakovsky to rebound from injury 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Her only quibble — without zooming out, the frame is too small. Helen Mirren is tough in '1923' and in life. Just ask that bear that knocked on her door 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z “Now there is no quibbling about whether the aperiodic tile set has one or two tiles,” Dr. Berger said in an email. With a New, Improved ‘Einstein,’ Puzzlers Settle a Math Problem 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The bill is hardly the “transformational” legislation he claims, but, hey, if that hyperbole gives Republicans some political cover for their support, I won’t quibble. Opinion: In the debt limit showdown, both Biden and (surprise!) McCarthy are winners 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Bouncing universe models can explain these CMB patterns as well as account for lingering quibbles about the standard description of the universe’s origin and evolution. The Universe Began with a Bang, Not a Bounce, New Studies Find 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z My quibble with the photo is that the long exposure left a little softness in the lights across the lake, but the whole image is shimmering with such dreaminess, I don’t even mind. Lake Chelan reflects the Northern Lights in this wow-worthy reader photo 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z And a smaller quibble: movie also purports in an early scene to show the double star Mizar and Alcor, but the photograph on screen is not of them. This 25-year-old sci-fi disaster movie is still lauded by scientists — here's why 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z “Because he is fighting, working on his legislation through the political process, that is not something we can quibble with, whether we like the law or not.” Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘hate’ list suffers legal setback 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z “What none of us wanted was that in 100 years’ time people would be lamenting that we let this go because we were quibbling about the price,” he told the BBC. US, UK galleries buy masterpiece ‘Portrait of Mai’ for $62M 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Notwithstanding academic quibbles about the accuracy of Khrushchev’s interpreter, the communist leader seems to have been prescient beyond his ken. Opinion | TikTok might be part of a plot to make us dumber 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z I have quibbles with some elements of his budget, including some of his math. Opinion | The GOP has no idea what it wants on the budget, but it’s definitely not that 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z If I have any quibble, it’s that I missed his son’s presence later in the book, when the balance seems to shift more toward poetry and away from the family narrative. Review | After his son’s autism diagnosis, a poet searches words 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z So I’m not quibbling with — all I’m saying is, did I issue a code red? Google C.E.O. Sundar Pichai on Bard, A.I. ‘Whiplash’ and Competing With ChatGPT 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Given that I wasn’t in the room, personally examining the mountain of evidence, I won’t quibble with the verdict. Column: Why a guilty verdict for Mark Ridley-Thomas doesn't feel like justice to Black L.A. 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z One quibble: There were no genders mentioned in the question. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Future sibling-in-law sets extreme dress code for wedding 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “If they have a bunch of buyers, I would argue you take the best offer,” he said, noting then they can “quibble about which offer to take.” U.S. says all deposits at failed bank will be available Monday 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z But even as lawmakers quibble over where the proceeds will go, the budget is only based on the state’s best guess. WA’s first greenhouse gas allowance auction raises estimated $300 million 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Some consumers had quibbles with the name, asking why the portmanteau of “Peepsi” was not used instead; combining the names presented legal issues, according to Pepsi. ‘Pepsi x Peeps’ marshmallow cola returns to stores for limited time 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z A lot of people on Twitter, desperate to muddy the waters around this, quibbled with the phrase "made fun," arguing that many of these people, uh, merely "asked questions" about the attack. Thanks, GOP. Pelosi's attacker is proud 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z As a person who lived along Lake Erie in western New York, I quibble with what currently are identified as Midwestern and Midwestern values. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: About that wokeness at Princeton 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z That quibble, however, speaks to the shattering impact of Khan’s storytelling: Only a truly affecting film about grief would leave a viewer wishing it weren’t over so soon. Review | ‘After Love’: A widow discovers her husband’s secret life 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z They also show company officials quibbling among themselves over how to apply the rules to possible incitements to violence, even as the riot turned violent. What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Dear Amy: I loved your answer to the quibbling about Santa Claus and qualms over telling children a fairy tale “No Gaslight.” Advice | Ask Amy: My wife makes me leave the house. I feel unwelcome in my home. 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z I’ve got no quibble with the issues Democrats say they’re going to focus on this year in Olympia, such as affordable housing. Triumphant WA Democrats are over-reading the meaning of the last election 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Sociologists may quibble with the generalization, but this is a book that — to an unusual extent for a work of journalism — makes no apologies for its full-throated celebration of the Ukrainian cause. Review | A new book on the war in Ukraine tries to tell a story in progress 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Some traditionalists and conspiracy theorists would later quibble with the grammatical formula Benedict used, claiming it rendered the announcement null and that Benedict was still pope. Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z One could quibble over whether supporting Ukraine and believing in democracy are the same thing, although Putin's behavior tends to override any effort at nuanced debate. Zelenskyy visit exposes a GOP rift — between actual fascists and everyone else 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z "He does seem to be quibbling with the vote," he added. Elon Musk: Only blue tick users to vote in Twitter polls on policy 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z He denied he owns 10 houses by quibbling over the definition of "home." 2022 was a bad year for MAGA Republicans: Here are the GOP's 5 biggest faceplants 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z My only quibble: He was part of the Warriors team that won the award just four years ago. Perspective | Why Rory McIlroy is my sportsperson of the year 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z While each of Karnisovas’s major moves was defensible, there was plenty of room to quibble with all of them. Analysis | The Bulls have three all-stars and zero franchise players 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z While some might quibble about the men part, the Smithsonian Institution was established as a scientific entity for the benefit of mankind. Opinion | The critic was right: New museums belong on an extended National Mall 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z But he didn’t have much time to quibble — he had to go get sandbags to protect his home from the next storm. Central Florida, still drying out from Hurricane Ian, hunkers down for Nicole. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Irving quibbled with the notion that he had “promoted” the “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” film and book, asserting that he had merely “put it out there.” Kyrie Irving not apologizing for posting about film linked to antisemitism 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z He still champions a superpower China; his quibble is over tactics and timing. China’s Chest-Thumping Nationalism Now Goes Too Far, Movement’s Godfather Says 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The Biden administration has often seemed more attentive to the words people use — denying a “border crisis,” quibbling over the technical definition of “recession” — than to the underlying phenomena they describe. Democrats are focusing on the wrong issues 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z But we are too tired to quibble about responsibility. Opinion | Gen X is used to flying under the radar. That’ll end if it goes full GOP. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The quibble over the containers close to Yuma underscores the obstacles faced when constructing barriers on the southern U.S. border. Feds demand Arizona remove shipping containers at U.S.-Mexico border 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The family approves of the finished product; yet family members freely discuss debates they had along the way — and various quibbles that remain. How Paul Newman's revealing new memoir came out years after his death 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Frankly, quibbling over who is Taiwanese, Chinese, Chinese American or Taiwanese American is unimportant these days. We should unify as Asian Americans, not get hung up on old-world identities 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Balaoro has one specific quibble with “The Rings of Power” so far: Where are the rings? Amazon's 'The Rings of Power' is a bona fide hit. Why doesn't it feel like it? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “When the lawyers start to quibble, when the experts start using words that we don’t understand, we have to put humanity back at the center,” he added. Airbus and Air France Go on Trial Over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z England have these three T20s against Australia to settle a few minor selection quibbles, one of which was who would open the batting at the tournament with Buttler. Hales hammers 84 as England beat Australia 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z He said his only quibble with Hurtado is that he thinks he’s overfeeding the birds. 'We are in the presence of a saint': A homeless man's mission to feed L.A.'s cats and birds 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z “They beat us,” McLaurin said — not to state the obvious but to make sure there was no quibbling about “a few plays here and there.” Perspective | The Commanders put faith in Carson Wentz. Eventually, he has to reward them. 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Though he issued an apology after Silver suspended him, Sarver disputed some of the report’s findings and his legal representatives continued to quibble over some of the allegations. Robert Sarver starts process of selling Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The researchers imagine roadblocks to implementation, from legislative quibbling to industry lawsuits. Doctors want alcohol warning labels to flag cancer risks 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The most loyal Colts fans couldn’t quibble with Reich’s assessment following yet another inexplicably abysmal showing in Jacksonville, where the Colts have now lost eight straight. Colts contemplate fixes after another dismal loss to Jags 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z I no longer quibble about whether I should tip for takeout, sometimes giving much more than 20 percent. Advice | The case for tipping for takeout 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z My only real quibble with the 529 plans is that I don’t think most people realize how high their risk of losing money is, even when their choices are labeled “moderate” or “conservative.” Need Your Money Now? The Markets Aren’t Helping. 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z His quibbles, it seems, come most often with what he calls “combat penalties,” with two players engaged. ACC coaches take different tacts on addressing penalties 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Reality Check had a few other quibbles with the voters this week, but not the decision to make Georgia No. 1. AP Top 25 Reality Check: Sun Belt gets slighted in rankings 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z "There was never a quibble, never a qualm, there was never a moan", he said. Queen Elizabeth II: Senedd pays tribute to Queen's 'remarkable life' 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Please forgive me for previously quibbling with your plan to “hang Mike Pence” and your use of the Confederate flag in the halls of Congress. Opinion | Dear Insurrectionists and Fascists: I’m sorry I offended you 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Four of the changes came at schools without a playoff berth — Florida, Miami, Southern California and Virginia Tech — so it’s reasonable to quibble over whether they truly represent the sport’s elite. Analysis | The college football coaching carousel just took one of its wildest spins 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z There are quibbles about whether it’s “soccer” or “football”; “kits” or “jerseys,” but the starting XI photo has become synonymous with the game — regardless of gender — like chants and scarves. How the starting XI photo began and why one of soccer’s oldest traditions is still going today 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Some people quibble with our use of the term “restore.” Opinion | Virginia’s education future is now on the right track 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z My only quibble was a dented frying pan that wouldn’t sit flat on the stove. Stellar design, hospitality elevate this RV park on Oregon’s southern coast 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Some may quibble about lumping together a flat-earther with a climate-change denier, but we gain nothing by listening to either extreme view. Not all sides are equal, but we must still listen and understand 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Any quibbles over methodology “will not alter the above high-level conclusion,” he added. Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z But he quibbles with some of the historical and archaeological data used to build the new model. Does warfare make societies more complex? Controversial study says yes 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z A quibble: Lem’s pervasive guilt could imply that he is responsible for Jackie’s position, that he manipulated her into a certain outcome. Review | ‘Jackie & Me’ delivers a fresh look at the Kennedys 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z This is one of those unusual years in which you couldn’t quibble no matter which way the 650 Tony voters — producers, directors and other theater professionals — decide to go. Perspective | The stakes could not be higher for Broadway at this year’s Tony Awards 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z “You could quibble with him about whether something was technically accurate, but he knew the river better than most of the scientists.” This departing Seattle activist helped save the Duwamish River. Here’s what he wants you to know 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z This is a quibble, but as a native Philadelphian, I couldn’t resist. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: The town of Pound deserves to be on the map 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z He defends Operation Lone Star, but said the focus now shouldn’t be “quibbling” about politics and instead use the energy on ensuring this doesn’t happen again. After Uvalde shooting, some say fixation on border security obscures more urgent threats 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Beyond being hampered by traffic, other factors can trip up a route’s flow, like bad weather and passengers who quibble with drivers over everything from the M.T.A.’s mask policy to paying the fare. When the Only Way to Get to Work Is This Slow Bus 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z But in the stands or on the court, it wasn’t a night for quibbling. Rafael Nadal knocks out Novak Djokovic in heavyweight French Open quarterfinal 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z One quibble: The climax goes on just a little too long. ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ review: Prepare for a long, funny, quality episode (except it’s a movie) 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z One can quibble with the precise magnitude of the change, but the direction is clearly toward the GOP. Opinion | Democrats, beware. The primaries foretell a spike in GOP turnout. 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z At her briefing on Wednesday, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, brushed off questions about why he referred to aborting “a child” and said quibbles about terminology do not undermine his fundamental stance. With Roe Under Threat, Biden Is an Unlikely Abortion Rights Champion 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Some viewers quibbled with his pronunciation of certain words, or accused him of trafficking in clickbait. He Made Yiddish Go Viral 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z But also like the DeLorean with its gull-wing doors that don’t stay up or the Millennium Falcon’s illusions of passageways rather than the real thing, there’s still room to quibble. Here is Lego’s ultimate version of Luke Skywalker’s X-34 Star Wars Landspeeder 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Many users on the platform have been banned in the past for spreading misinformation; a quibble of those who decry Twitter as a form of censorship. Perspective | How bad can Sports Twitter be? If Elon Musk succeeds, we’ll find out. 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Brief side quibbles about Presidents Reagan, Trump and Biden aside, Hannity and Penn agreed that Ukraine has a decent shot at surviving Russia’s attack — if provided with the military aid necessary to do so. Sean Hannity demands to know why Sean Penn doesn't trust him 'for a lot of reasons' 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z I have my quibbles, sure, but I really do think the Guide is the most innovative hardware Peloton’s ever made. Peloton Guide review: a webcam that watches you squat 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Final approval of the report's key summary for policymakers - which requires sign-off from all countries - followed a marathon weekend overtime session as government officials quibbled over the wording. 'Now or never': Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes -U.N. report 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z That’s a small quibble to make of a novel that is pure pleasure to read. Review: Emily St. John Mandel gets back to the future 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z You may, as I do, have quibbles over who made each nominations list and who didn’t, but overall, the nominated films are gorgeously diverse in tone and tale. Column: Women directed the two Oscar front-runners for best picture. It's respect 94 years in the making 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Richard is a pretty big fan of that Machiavelli guy, but he has a quibble or two. A Shakespearean power struggle gets transplanted to high school hallways at Seattle Rep 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Some will reject my concerns as technical quibbling. Opinion | The stock market liked the Fed’s plan to raise interest rates. It’s wrong. 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Instead, in the office’s response to Martin obtained by InvestigateWest, they quibbled with the language of the law. How faith-healing exemptions have survived in Washington and Idaho 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z But those are small quibbles in what remains a grand adventure. Review | With a Japanese bent, Minibar by José Andrés still dazzles diners 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The meaning of the ask is clear, but Trump always carefully uses language that lawyers can later use to quibble over his intent. "If I do this, what do I have to lose?": New documents show Trump feared no consequences for a coup 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z If I had one quibble with this moving and inspiring book, it’s that not everyone has the resources or the fortitude to confront a serious illness the way Bruni has. Review | Frank Bruni’s memoir offers a playbook on finding silver linings 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z That 10 percent definition is entirely arbitrary and the subject of many quibbles, but this much is clear: A correction is not a good thing. More Trouble for a Troubled Market 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z That quibble aside, Razer’s keyboard remains one of the best in the business. Razer Blade 17 (2022) review: faster and cooler than ever 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z But those quibbles seem quaint at a time when, thanks to the omicron variant, the only way some diners want to experience a restaurant is through takeout or its outdoor seating. Perspective | Restaurant service has taken a hit in the pandemic. Here’s how to turn it around. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z But there are no stakes here; we already know she’s a con artist, so what’s the point of quibbling over the content of her character? Review | ‘Inventing Anna’ is about a scammer. So why does the show itself feel like a bait and switch? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z But those are quibbles, and they didn’t linger. Review | What is ‘toxic positivity’ and why is it a problem? A new book explains. 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z My principled quibbles aside, those are some of the best gaming results you’re going to see from a laptop this year. MSI GE76 Raider review: Alder Lake is good, with caveats 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z That’s a quibble, however, in what is a comprehensive study of race and sports. Review | The enduring obstacles and imbalances facing Black athletes and coaches 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z If there are quibbles to be had, it’s that the new film’s attention feels divided between the old and the new, with not enough time or space to fully develop everyone’s personal motivations. ‘Scream’ review: Ghostface is back, along with some new blood, in this fifth installment 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z It's hard to quibble with that call now. Draft picks key Bengals' resurgence, return to playoffs 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z It’s hard to quibble with that call now. Draft picks key Bengals’ resurgence, return to playoffs 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z It wouldn’t be a recap from your favorite outsider without the reminder that Wilson is likely closer to becoming Baker Mayfield than Justin Herbert, but we can put that quibble to the side for now. Jets Flutter in the Fourth, While the Giants’ Futile Sneak Symbolizes Season 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Trump himself may not precisely fit the "classic" definition of a fascist leader — we can quibble about that around the edges — but he's close enough for many experts. Are we normalizing the "death of democracy" by talking about it so much? Definitely not 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z One could quibble over whether these more refined essays do enough work to satisfy the voracious reader. Review | Why being Black in America so often involves some kind of performance 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Carter shared with me a series of letters sent by BofA quibbling with this or that document. Column: Sorry your dad's dead. Mind if we hang on to his money? 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The list of quibbles with the show did not include a blatant anachronism. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What we left out of ‘Images of 2021’ 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z To say that his downward spiral feels inevitable, even circumscribed, is to quibble less with the character than the fatalistic rules of the genre to which the movie belongs. Review: Bradley Cooper illuminates the dazzling noir shadows of ‘Nightmare Alley’ 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z If Webb succeeds in showing us our atomic origins, who will continue to quibble about cost? James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Is there anything they left out you wish had been included or any quibbles with the edit? Seattle-area ‘Survivor’ contestant Ricard Foyé is big threat to win in Wednesday’s season finale 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z I have quibbles with the editing — too many cuts, often to obviously unconnected reaction shots, just to get the footage in, when Jackson might as easily have let takes run long for fly-on-the-wall intimacy. The 13 best TV shows of 2021 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The only real quibble I have is with the placement of the shoulder buttons. Analogue Pocket review: Game Boy games have never looked so good 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The “I Love Lucy” purist, in other words, will find plenty of things to quibble with. Review: Nicole Kidman has a ball with Lucy in the fitfully effective 'Being the Ricardos' 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Well, the “controversies” ever since have felt more like quibbles or less, the cases of the aggrieved laced with lameness. Analysis | Turns out there was no need to fuss over the College Football Playoff selections 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Ianniello, 28, has a lengthy list of quibbles with her old corporate lifestyle. Public Displays of Resignation: Saying ‘I Quit’ Loud and Proud 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z It is also hard to quibble with the proposition that America’s influence abroad is waning primarily because of its domestic problems, rather than authoritarian muscle-flexing in Moscow or Beijing. Perspective | Biden is right that global democracy is at risk. But the threat isn’t China. 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z But if there is one quibble I’ve had with Gregory, it’s that he temporarily pulled starting QB Dylan Morris in both losses. Apple Cup is no time for UW interim coach Bob Gregory to experiment at quarterback 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z But even after taking those pay-fors into consideration, there are reasonable quibbles you could make over what should go in what category. How Much Does Biden’s Spending Bill Actually Cost? 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s hard to quibble much at this price, however, because at least it’s trying to be smart. Amazon smart thermostat review: Turning the heat up on Google’s Nest 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z He protested, quibbled, digressed or simply could not recall. Andrew Cuomo Under Oath: Proud, Prickly and Often Unable to Recall 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z There is always going to be something to quibble about with a process that is so subjective and absent any sort of transparency. College Football Playoff Rankings Are an Ode to the Power 5 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Reality check has some quibbles but is sympathetic to the challenge. AP Top 25 Reality Check: CFP preview unlikely for Cincinnati 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Hard to quibble with the results so far. NFL roundtable: Want Chargers' Staley and Herbert or Rams' McVay and Stafford? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Instead they quibble over a number or use charged language, like “entitlement.” Spending bill: Progress for all 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z If I had one quibble with the book, it’s that Posner doesn’t delve fully into the equity implications of his work. Review | Why antitrust law should protect workers, not just consumers 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z There’s no quibbling with Lukaku’s goal, though: Hernandez comes close to the striker to challenge him as he holds the ball up, only to then be completely exposed when he spins onto it instead. Belgium v France: Nations League semi-final – live! 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z There’s not much to quibble with after this victory over previously unbeaten Denver, but Jackson was sacked three times. Rushing streak alive, but Ravens leaning on Jackson’s arm 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Reality Check is psyched to see how the Big Ten plays out, but it does have a quibble with where at least one of those top teams is ranked this week. AP Top 25 Reality Check: Big Ten powers surge into October 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z These are all minor quibbles of course, considering the hoops that some of my colleagues had to jump through. Windows 11 seems okay 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Outside of that final interception, offensive coordinator Graham Harrell didn’t quibble much with Slovis’ performance, noting the junior quarterback “was really spinning the football well and throwing it accurately.” Kedon Slovis failing to make a case to remain USC's starting QB 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z But this is a quibble, weighed against the book’s abundant virtues, which, despite the occasional whoosh-chop! of the guillotine blade, reveal a warm heart and a flavor of well-earned catharsis. Review | How to fritter away a family fortune 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden should make his overall support clear — even if he quibbles with some of the finer points, which are likely to be finessed in committee anyway. Opinion | Democrats in Congress want to curb presidential powers. The president should help them do it. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z White House officials sometimes acknowledge this but quibble that any effort to raise taxes should “start” with the rich. Opinion | Despite AOC’s infamous dress, Democrats are getting cold feet on actually taxing the rich 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z You could certainly quibble with elements of this, and Rogers admits she’s not clarifying the “outer boundaries of the definition of video games.” A comprehensive breakdown of the Epic v. Apple ruling 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z But the California Democrat probably has little to quibble with when it comes to the Wisconsin Republican’s view of the procedure overall. Newsom is taking cues from a tea party darling to fight the recall 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z My only quibble: I wanted the story to be true, and it wasn’t. During the pandemic, we discovered a lot of great TV. Here are some shows we think you should binge. 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Having recently tasted Busching’s delicious and soulful 2019 cabernet franc from Hark Vineyards, I’m not inclined to quibble with his approach. Blending wine is an old practice that’s newly popular. Some Virginia vintners are embracing it. 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z His performance was one of shock and awe to rival Bolt or Beamon, regardless of the quibbles. Warholm evokes Bolt & Beamon on magic day 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z This is not a mere technical quibble or linguistic difference. Opinion | Dominating democracy 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z That means avoiding politics, not quibbling over semantics and pushing forward without bias or pre-conclusions. Opinion | What the fight between Anthony Fauci and Rand Paul is really about 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z There were plenty of quibbles about my suggested team of the tournament, too. This Is England 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Does this mean that, whenever one is paid with cash off the books and does not report it, the IRS is merely quibbling over fringe benefits? Report: Media has "widely misunderstood" Trump Organization indictment 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z The only quibble is with style: For all its excess of talent, Deschamps’s France is an inherently reactive proposition, an approach that, by and large, has been rejected by the game’s leading clubs. At Euro 2020, a Reminder That Good Can Be Great 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z “I’m not trying to quibble on terminology,” replied Wray, who then admitted that the FBI needed to do a better job on handling intelligence. Generals cast military response to Capitol riot as an ‘unforeseen’ change in mission 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z I certainly do not quibble with Mr. Wehle’s right to his opinion. Opinion | The extent of a person’s morals 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Such a quibble aside, this is a remarkable book for this season, astounding in its power to transport the reader to another universe. Monica West marks herself a writer to watch with debut novel ‘Revival Season’ 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z “Some of my colleagues were quibbling some of the meals weren’t perfect, some of the deliveries got botched, there wasn’t perfect sourcing of organic fruits from local farmers,” Mr. Berg said. Kathryn Garcia Doesn’t Want to Be Anyone’s No. 2 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Michael Dobbs makes a splendid case that Nixon was “an American tragedy,” though I have a quibble. Review | Nixon knew better, but he couldn’t save himself 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z A source close to the matter who isn’t authorized to speak publicly shared the network’s one quibble with the proposed membership increase: NBCUniversal would like to see the membership numbers doubled. NBC Says It Will Not Air the Golden Globes in 2022 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The other complaints range from serious accusations — berating customers — to minor quibbles. A grudge match in Japan: One corner, two 7-Elevens 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z I don’t like to quibble, but it must be pointed out that “Football Team” is a descriptor, not a nickname. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: As this photo shows us, less isn’t always best 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z I suppose it was inevitable that someone would inject a sober dose of pragmatism into the conversation, but it’s also difficult to quibble with the patient approach — so far. Russell Westbrook Makes Triple-Doubles Look Easy. They’re Not. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z One quibble that probably won’t bother many other readers: In a work of fiction set in a world of fact - these are all real schools, but with made-up players - Grisham sometimes confuses the two. Review: Legal writer John Grisham pens a basketball thriller 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Having said that, we would quibble with the notion that Maxwell’s membership on both the school board and county board is of little real consequence. Editorial Roundup: Iowa 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z When Bailey confronts Roth about one especially appalling episode, Roth feints, denies, quibbles, before concluding: “Hate me for what I am, not for what I’m not.” If 'Philip Roth: The Biography' leaves you hating its subject, thank Blake Bailey 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z If there is a quibble, it’s an inability to turn possession into goals, but that should improve as Tuchel’s system becomes more embedded. Chelsea v Sheffield United: FA Cup quarter-final – live! 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z To be sure, some animal rights groups suggest that quibbling over a technological solution distracts from what they see as the real problem at hand: the egg industry itself. The egg industry grapples with a grim practice: chick culling 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Frankly, there were few serious quibbles to be had about how the teams were slotted throughout the field. Analysis | Snubs and surprises as the NCAA tournament field of 68 is set 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z We quibbled between ourselves over which location to investigate, then informed the game master of our decision. A Silicon Valley school is using virtual escape rooms to evaluate prospective students 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z “We don’t have time to quibble about the nuances of who deserves to get it first.” CDC: States should prioritize people with disabilities as they broaden vaccine access 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z President Dwight D. Eisenhower later recalled: “Though I originally preferred a system of self-financing toll highways . . . I grew restless with the quibbling over methods of financing.” Opinion | Mr. Hogan’s wrong approach to more highways 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The tour gives Newsom a chance to “remind voters that there is this team of Democratic lawmakers, officials, who are working together rather than quibbling with one another,” Schickler said. California governor touts vaccine tour amid recall effort 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z It’s a sign of how predictable the committee was that this counts as something worthy of a quibble this season. Analysis | Snubs and surprises as the NCAA tournament field of 68 is set 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Without such calendrical quibbling, it was possible Friday to reach our own conclusions. There may be snow on Sunday, but we will always have Friday 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z You may quibble with NBC’s phrasing, but it’s hardly a basis to claim “fake news.” NBC News forced to correct tweet calling Pete Buttigieg first openly gay Cabinet member 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z One quibble is the slight-but-lingering sensation of fake sugar that made my tongue curl after a bit, which I found confusing. Coke’s new canned coffee tastes like a Coke — until it doesn’t 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z But these are minor quibbles with what is an otherwise wonderful account of American efforts around the globe. Review | How one man’s talks with the dispossessed changed foreign policy 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z One might quibble with the sentimentality or very modern attitudes toward acceptance on display, but it’s all rendered honestly. Review: 'The Dig' unearths rich emotions in an England on the brink of war 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Top officials are quibbling over the accuracy of data collected by an inefficient system rather than focusing all their energy on getting people vaccinated. Come on, government. It shouldn't be this hard getting COVID-19 vaccine into people's arms 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Notwithstanding that narrative quibble, “My Little Sister” is frank and poignant. Review: Nina Hoss excels in the Swiss Oscar contender 'My Little Sister' 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z There might be legitimate quibbles with various personnel decisions by the duo over that span, whether it be trades, free-agent signings or draft choices. Seahawks must do all they can to keep John Schneider from leaving for Lions or another NFL team 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z You could quibble whether the age requirement should have been 75 and older, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Yes, there may be quibbles over whether certain outdoor activities are worth banning. Guy Fieri and many others hate outdoor restaurant ban. Here's why some experts say it's essential 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The gold medal for team of the year goes to Rice, and you may quibble with that, should you have a hankering for being wrong. Analysis | Atypical teams stand out during an extraordinary year in college football 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z |
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