| 单词 | slack |
| 例句 | At first it was slack, but it soon became stiff, with rigid arms and legs splayed outward. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The skin around his eyes was slack and shadowed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Billy ran down to the far theodolite this time, and Roy Lee went over to the crowd along the road to chase them off the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And if I ain’t fired, then I need to clean that bathroom so Mister Johnny doesn’t think the secret maid is slacking and fire me a second time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I had kept my eye on it the whole way, but Quentin had more wisely buried his face in the slack, his hands over his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Beneath one of these makeshift tents, she saw her baby, Tariq’s baby, its temples wasted, its jaws slack, its skin mot- ded, bluish gray. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She wore wedgies, loose slacks, and sweaters that were too short in the sleeves. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The last stood there watching her, his slack mouth hanging open, before he turned to run too, but in the opposite direction, away from the others. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Riflemen, to the rear! Everyone else, close up those holes.'' The drovers fall back, and the rest of us cover down to take up their slack. “Shoot until you're out of ammo, then fall back.'' Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His dad had his “after-work look,” as his mom called it—no tie, dress shirt unbuttoned at the collar, black slacks. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t know I was wound up until I go slack with relief on hearing her words. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z For a moment, every ghost in the citadel felt their tethers fall slack. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was still asleep, and the melancholy creases that folded his daytime face were smoothed and slack. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Below these pillowcases, which are red, their clothes are ordinary: a leisure outfit, a pair of gray flannel slacks with a white shirt tucked in, the bottom of a conservative navy-blue suit. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The wrinkled coverall was gone; he was dressed in a whole new outfit; khaki drill slacks, very neat; a blue work shirt; even new work shoes and a straw cap. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He was on his back, eyes closed, mouth slack, his face white with dust except where blood ran from his nose and ears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His vest, taut and stretched over his round stomach like a second skin, went slack over the depression of his belly button. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You had time. Now, you just have a deadline. Now, you’ve got to get smart. We can’t cut you any slack, not any more. Sick of waiting, we are, every man Jack of us.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A large, bosomy Slavic lady in a bulky sweater of natural sheep's wool, purple slacks, high-heeled black overshoes with Persian lamb cuffs and a matching toque, puffed white, inaudible words into the wintry air. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Her mouth hung slack, viscous sap the color of molten gold glistening on her lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Neither beards nor slacks were forbidden, they said, although of course they preferred men to shave and wear their hair short, and women to wear dresses. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If we had, we surely would have noticed that they were not Sacred Heart kids, because they weren’t dressed in ties and slacks. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On this night he wore a polo shirt, brown corduroy slacks—even though it was August—and battered black-and-white, $5 sneakers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After a few moments, her hand goes slack—-she's fallen unconscious. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Not even when I was in the dressing room trying on “slacks.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I stood up, brushing the slack off my jeans. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, Ophie watched as the old woman’s spirit appeared over her body, her expression slack and confused. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She stared towards the north, her face slack with awe. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I need to pick up the slack on that. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He let the pegasus's. reins go slack just long enough for the black steed to kick him in the head and fly away free over Miami Bay. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z With men off to the front, womanpower picked up the slack, and local businesses went to extraordinary lengths to recruit and retain female employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I looked upon his slack cheeks, open eyes, and all I felt was relieved. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I savored the thunk it made when it hit the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was in Miss Wren’s arms now, slack, going. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then she lowered it until she heard a splash and the rope went slack. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The spy slithered down from the horse and stood grinning foolishly, shivering, mouth slack with fatigue. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We drew looks, Baba in his brown suit and me in pleated slacks and sports jacket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z No lights, an unfixed drainpipe, slack net curtains. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They sailed past Popham, through the narrows off Cox’s Head, past the lights of Parker Head, and then on up to Phippsburg, the water going more and more slack as they sailed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He tied one end of a hawser to a pillar and passed the other about the roundhouse top, taking the slack up, so that no one’s toes could touch the ground. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie could hear a dog chain dragging across the ground, then popping when the slack was up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Dad looked around at the barren slack and then shook his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Take off those filthy slacks and put on a decent dress,” she ordered Alba. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked the women who wore tailored slacks or shorts, pastel tops, trendy loafers, and quality earrings, like Mary Miller’s. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The men pulled down the barbed wire and started to cross the slack with the lumber. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I put on my good slacks, took the .21 and hung the binoculars around my neck. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Usually, the company bulldozed the slack dams open, but during a strike that wasn’t going to happen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The stern lines were slacked off, and Telemakhos commanded: “Rig the mast; make sail!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone dressed up with nice dresses, slacks, and ties. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Kazilly is wearing a sharply creased white shirt, a red velvet vest, and maroon slacks. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z With Henry’s directions, I pull the pole back behind my head and then crank the reel, moving the pole forward, never letting the line get slack. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Even with the morphling, the internal pain’s severe the first few days, but then it slacks off considerably. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The blows slacked off, and Charlie staggered to the rocking chair. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He was dressed neatly in pleated slacks, a clean lavender shirt, with his normally dingy hair combed and shiny with gel. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When we got too hot, we went to the muddy little creek that ran behind the slack dump and sat down on the rocks and let the cool water run over our feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then we heard a car horn and Tag Farmer drove his old Mercury out on the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a white button-up shirt and slacks and reciting the lines. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She looks at my mother's freshly ironed black slacks and sky-blue blouse. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Borrowing Jamie’s gloves, I hold the belay line—letting out slack as Jay rises, ready to snap it back if his legs slip or his grip fails. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She dug in the pockets of her slacks and came up with a quarter. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The hornets, not pleased, chased us up the mountain on the other side of the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Stephanie had on her school uniform, the khaki slacks and polo shirt, her blond hair in a protective braid because it was gymnastics day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Maman descended on me, mopping my tears with her apron with one hand, showing how warm and thick the slacks are with the other. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Al fills the doorway, dressed in casual slacks and a polo shirt under a leather jacket. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had on a nice pair of gray slacks, a white shirt opened at the neck, and a leather jacket. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth was slack and all the lines in her face were gone. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I do have one pair of real slacks left. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The horses felt the reins go slack and went crazy, riding straight for the crowd. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I went with it, making my body a little slack as though scared. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She has never looked more out of place, with her gray slacks and gray jacket buttoned at the throat, her hair in its simple twist and her face placid. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Her eyes are open, but blank, and her facial muscles are slack. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Martha made sure that none of us slacked off for even a single day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When we heard the last thunk of rocket remnants hitting slack, we went out and began collecting the pieces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m an athlete. A champion athlete, in fact. And I didn’t slack off during the season.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because genius is nine-tenths perspiration. Haven’t you ever heard that? As soon as you think you’re a genius, you slack off. You think everything you do is so great and everything.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her rabbity mouth huffed for breath, and she stared down at her lap as though the appropriate comeback were stitched somewhere alongside the zipper of her slacks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They saw Lazlo and what he held in his arms—the slender, slack limbs, the wicking flowers of blood, the cinnamon spill of hair, and the truth that it betrayed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Odysseus, when he saw his adversaries girded and capped and long spears in their hands shaken at him, felt his knees go slack, his heart sink, for the fight was turning grim. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she was going to thank him for picking up the slack, helping out with the house and the girls. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “I think you need to go on and put those slacks on the list, now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We drove out on the slack and unloaded our rockets with tender care. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Her face was slack with exhaustion and she stood motionless in front of her locker, the door open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I washed the traces off me and then put on a pair of chocolate brown slacks, a pair which Phineas had been particularly critical of when he wasn’t wearing them, and a blue flannel shirt. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “They don’t cut you no slack. You give and you give and they take.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing black slacks and a dress shirt, and he smells like he’s been attacked by a cologne squirter. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Anya lowered her bow, letting her arrow go slack against the bowstring, gaping at the boy flying above the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She wondered why she’d held so tightly to her feelings for so long, and if it might be possible to give them some slack. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A community clean-up campaign might be worthwhile for a slack season, at that. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a pale yellow shirt, spotless and clean, with gray slacks and suspenders and polished black shoes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z People surged from the road across the slack, following the other boys as they raced after our last, great rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I worried as we pounded down the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The lifeboat, the raft until it was lost, the tarpaulin, the stills, the rain catchers, the plastic bags, the lines, the blankets, the net—all became worn, stretched, slack, cracked, dried, rotted, torn, discoloured. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The teachers all wore those pants Grandpa calls “slacks.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mom looked at me and added, “It’s not unusual for an athlete, during the season, to slack off a little.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re right about that. She was trying to give him some slack, let him work his way through this rat phase of his.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy Lee went after him, escorted him out on the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I let out a little slack, to make sure it had properly swallowed the bait, before giving the line a good yank. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “For forever. I promised Jane Kitty I’d score at least once the next time I played against you, so there’s no time for slacking.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Eleanor, who had opened the dresser drawer to take out a pair of slacks, stopped and then laughed and threw the slacks on the bed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Tjaden especially can hardly contain himself; he takes the largest of the rings in his hand and every now and then puts his legs through it to show how much slack there is. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I convinced myself that it was all right to slack off a bit, because no one else seemed to be making any progress in their search for the Jade Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All I could think of was his face on the night I had left him, how slack his mouth had been. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He sees her with streaks of gray in her hair, her face still beautiful, her long body slightly widened and slack, sitting on a beach chair with a floppy hat on her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No girl can wear slacks to school, but Grace never wears them at any time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z See, it’s already started— tiny little bits of lint all over my slacks. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They can only be wondering what has happened, why the wire has gone slack or maybe even sprung back to the tree. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Percy stepped back while Nico took up the slack on his ropes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We stood slack- jawed, trying to make sense of the railings, the fences, the bars, and the spaces, both tiny and immense. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In my agitation, the hood slipped from my head just as Claudius spurred his horse and seized the mane to keep his slack body from falling off. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Mr. Fuller stomped off the slack, and Dad came over and drew me aside. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t he darling?” a slim woman in tight slacks gushed to her husband. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Aimee lay on her mother’s big bed while her mom stood in front of the full-length mirror, this time in black slacks and a gray top. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Then she rubs her hands on her slacks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I try to guard my expression, though I’m sure it’s still slack. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The lights hanging slack overhead, the soft ground underneath and the canvas wall that faintly blew in and out, like cheeks puffed with air, made for the feeling of a country fair. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t give him no slack, honey,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Alec sat hunched over the controls, his face slack and his eyes empty. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My slacks are too long, and I’ve never been that graceful. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It wore the remains of a dress shirt, slacks, and a tie. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The tension left the air and Cinder’s body suddenly went slack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The great slack dump we called Cape Coalwood has been bulldozed, overgrown, browsed now by deer, silent to boyhood voices. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed in a cotton shirt and blue slacks, a red silk tie and shiny black loafers. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z True, the $30 slacks in Key West and the $20 belt in Minneapolis were extravagances; I now know I could have done better at the Salvation Army or even at Wal- Mart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Jaw slack, I stare at him, waiting for him to say something else. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They too were dressed in their courtroom best: a purple jersey dress for Debbie; pleated slacks, a pink checkered shirt, and a tie for Karl. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The kids listened with wide eyes and slack jaws. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Donatelli sat down in the other, resting his heavy forearms on his neatly pressed gray slacks. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked at the puddle of blood and they looked at me, jaws slack, bodies tense. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mack says Ruby’s not picking up the slack after all. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z This time as she came away, she absently untied and re-tied her apron strings, taking up what little slack her enormous waistline allowed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She put a hand on Aloe’s shoulder, her face slack with shock. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He had even attended school the previous winter when work was slack, which was surely a fool thing to do unless one was interested in “breakin’ up school.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z When he arrived in the middle of November, he had his Jamaican wardrobe: shorts, short-sleeve shirts, and a few pairs of slacks for fancy occasions. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But I think I will compromise and wear the good slacks. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Powell hauled at the slack of his pants. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The problem was that rainwater collected behind the slack dumps up the hollows. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have plenty of time to pick up the slack.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z What’s more, they doubted that he had ever taken a woman into the back seat, because rumor was that he went to “bad houses” or lay, sometimes, with a slack or lonely female tenant. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Most days at their restaurant, he had worn a simple shirt and slacks with an apron and spent all day in the kitchen. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her face was slack, her green eyes staring. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I looked back over my shoulder at the vast slack dump as I followed my father back to the car. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They bobbed their heads and shook their slack behinds and turned, one at a time: “ ’Bye, Annie.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the visitor’s locker room, Gaines, his face slacked with sweat and his hair matted, closed the door to parents and fans and drew the players around him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at them all and they were just sleeping humans, so vulnerable with their slack mouths and their long pale toes poking out from under the covers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My body’s eyes were closed and my arms and legs were slack like I was deep in sleep. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I look down, and I am wearing gray slacks and a gray shirt; I am thicker around the middle and thinner through the shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z All performed flawlessly, flying nice elliptical trajectories downrange to impact on the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But to be slack enough to put oneself outdoors, or heartless enough to put one’s own kin outdoors—that was criminal. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Their corpses hung limply, their faces slack or stiff or swollen with gas, unrecognizable, hardly human. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The rigging went slack, tar melted and dripped, the wind died to fitful breezes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I was his treasure, he’d say, patting his lap, as if I were a girl in a jumper instead of a woman of twenty-three in the slacks he objected to my wearing in public. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z About as much fun as watching ice melt—until all of a sudden the winch line goes slack and the Mary Rose is floating free. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Isabelle smiled and leaned toward him, and he rubbed her shoulder, his face slack as he stared down the front of her dress. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Time it so the rope never goes slack. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in tailored slacks and a crisp blouse. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Tonight, Bennie had on creased gray slacks and a button-down maroon top that matched, her tortoiseshell glasses. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Hephaestus got a three and probably should’ve gotten lower, but with Beckendorf being gone and all, we cut them some slack. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z ‘It is good for him. He’s got nothing except what he ordered us to pack. He’s been slack lately, and he’ll feel the weight less when he’s walked off some of his own.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her grip on me went slack, and I freed myself from her fingers. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He wore a heavy sweater and slacks, and as the others looked up I heard the quick intake of a woman's pleasurable sigh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, yeah. Your mother always slacks up on you when I go overseas. Give me the ones you know.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From time to time I found streams to slack my thirst but not so much as a crumb of food. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I hang out by the dock until the tide goes slack. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s dressed in black slacks and a red shirt and a red cap that says “Avis Rent-a-Car.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I look at my own clothes, the simple shirts and slacks provided by Claire. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He’s eight years old and dressed in a white dress shirt and black dress slacks that are both too big for him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Not Mike, not a burst of random luck—I would get us out, and seeing Clancy’s face slack with my influence would be well worth the effort it would take to break into his mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was wearing his classroom outfit: slacks with a button-down shirt and tie. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Luckily, the audience cut me a lot of slack, because I was the famous gunter Parzival, and I was clearly having a blast. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Forgetting that he’d ever been way behind the fashion curve, he was appalled, in some priggish, nouveau riche kind of way, that certain passengers appeared in the dining room in slacks and sneakers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing tan slacks and a shirt halfway unbuttoned so you can see his underclothes. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her house took up the slack for frigid wives. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The men wore pressed slacks and freshly shined oxfords and cardigan sweaters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were tufts of hair snagged in the barbs of wire, and in some places a strand of wire had been pulled loose from a fence pole and was hanging slack like old clothesline. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I was slack jawed, immobile and helpless, frozen in the grass. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that he was into ironing his slacks, as he would call them. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Some nights he favored button-down shirts with clip-on ties, while other evenings I arrived to find him dressed in flared slacks and snug turtleneck sweaters, a swag of love beads hanging from, his neck. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Others were smooth on faces gone slack with astonishment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After that he got out and opened the trunk where he always kept a fresh sport coat and slacks, a white shirt and a tie, in case of emergency. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Pacheco’s pig in certain ways had become just such a scapegoat, taking up some of the slack created by the Abuelo’s demise. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother will turn up on their doorsteps, wearing slacks, carrying a bouquet of weeds, incongruous. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s an old slack dump up behind the mine,” Sherman said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That there was slack water immediately below the bridge, with a low, shelving bank where they could get out easily? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I know just where the hair growth slacks out—just above his navel—and how it picks up again and spreads out. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z You’d think I’d get some slack on the price since my face is on the cover of so many magazines, but that only makes the hobgoblin charge me double. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Three times he put his back into it and sprang it, three times he had to slack off. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Colonel did not own a suit, and by virtue of his stature could not borrow one from anyone at the Creek, so he wore black slacks and a gray button-down. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Uriah’s face is slack, like he’s not completely awake. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He was looking at us with his thick neck bent toward the ground and his head positioned sideways, to give Abbey as much slack as possible. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As she moved stiffly, she saw Ginika in her side vision, watching them, her expression puzzled, mouth slightly slack, as though she did not quite believe what had happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My eyes shift to the Dauntless coming out of the elevator on the left side of the room, and the muscles in my face go slack. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Mary let me work in her factory, but she cut me no slack by any means. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sherman led us up Water Tank Mountain to the old slack dump. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead of wearing sweatpants and sneakers like most coaches, one day Sam showed up in what looked like a pink zoot suit—pink slacks, pink shirt, pink fedora, and pink alligator shoes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She wore a beige blouse and black slacks—the first woman I’d seen in weeks dressed in something other than a burqa or a shalwar-kameez. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I remember wiping them on my slacks before the Choosing Ceremony, before the aptitude test, before every important moment, and suppress a scream. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z FOB’s wear high-riding gray slacks and white shirts with the sleeves rolled up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Auk XXV peaked out at the predicted fifteen thousand feet, neatly falling downrange, landing with a solid thunk near the end of the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His jaw had gone slack, his eyes disbelieving. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Jean Louise went to her room, shut the door, unbuttoned her blouse, unzipped the fly of her slacks, and fell across her mother’s lacy wrought-iron bed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Now they were down to what Dad called a “skeleton crew” that made either brown or gray slacks for office workers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I stare into the glazed eyes of a woman in a white blouse and black slacks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As opposed to Ralph, who, head tilted, mouth slack, looked for all the world like someone in love. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His dark slacks were raised high above his ankles. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The mother is now wearing a flowery sundress and the father is in a pink button-down with khaki slacks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I stand on the mud mountain with my Union Jack hanging slack from its stick. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was no time to do anything but dig our faces into the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was already changing, loose slacks and a blouse. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was slacking off and took no personal interest in me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z They stripped her violently, pulling off her slacks despite her kicking. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, I went slack and all I could say was, “I’m done. I’m done. I’m done.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I put my notebook in my slacks and hugged each of the women one by one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like a baby’s, his mouth slack and loopy like he can’t fully control his smile. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes and let his vision go slack and loose the way he had back at Petey’s house. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He held Brum as he struggled briefly and as his body went slack. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that I don’t even have appropriate clothes to wear—no interview suits, no proper slacks or blouses. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She wears pastel-colored pantsuits with elastic waists or white slacks with overblouses of bright, bold prints. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t see Charlie cleaning or restocking any of the shelves, so I figure he must be slacking off in the stockroom in the back. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a Catholic school in neighboring Lansdale where the girls wore dark green skirts and the boys wore slacks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The intestinal muscles are beginning to die, and the intestines are starting to go slack. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike everyone else, he wore his usual getup: T-shirt, suspenders, and slacks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Their mom sighs, too stressed to continue humoring her, so Dalton looks at the boards, and takes up the slack. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, green golf slacks extended from the hem of his white coat and a pair of tinted aviator-style glasses gripped his hairless head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I thought, too, that he was mocking me with his mouth, which lay slack, agape. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke of weather portents and the slack wits of smallfolk, and told how his nephew itched for battle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Against the dark fabric of my slacks, my hands seemed thin and fragile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bus we take to get to the Choosing Ceremony is full of people in gray shirts and gray slacks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He turned to tell Ron this, but Ron’s face had gone oddly slack, and next second Ron was yelling, “Did I tell you I’ve invented a broomstick that’ll reach Jupiter?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When she finished, her friends’ faces were slack with amazement. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His eyes widen, and his face goes slack, and for a second he looks like another sleeping Dauntless soldier. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We crouched there and watched as they marauded up and down the slack like a tornado. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The rain was slacking and we were moving along. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I became aware of movement beside me, and I was astonished to see Dad prancing along the slack, waving his old hat in his hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At such times the ridge came down, and the continental shelf, so to speak, stretched out, and the algae along the shore became so slack that I tended to catch my feet in it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Boys and girls in dark and light hues, dressed in skirts and slacks, looking like they’ve just come out of school. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong's eyes traveled around the room at the faces going slack and resigned. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She tripped into the bar in slacks and a pea jacket, carrying a covered birdcage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I could easily let out slack if the need arose. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth goes slack and her face pales. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We wore the same maroon blazers, the same gray slacks and skirts. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Darlene took off her pea jacket and showed the manager the tiny rings attached to the side of her slacks and blouse with safety pins. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve slacked off during the past week because of all the homework, the pageant practices, and the trip to Atlantic City. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I pulled up on the wire to the best of my ability, but there wasn’t much slack to it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Finny and I went along the Boardwalk in our sneakers and white slacks, Finny in a light blue polo shirt and I in a T-shirt. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “He can be very immature and he slacks off a lot, but when it comes to design work, there’s nobody better. Great job with the flyers, A.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then her face fell, her jaw slack, and she whispered, “I don’t want you puttin that word in the book.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I supposed when Maxim was away things automatically became slack. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Like Akhi said, making the team was hardly the moment to slack off. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Six feet off the slack, it made a poot sound and then fell back in a cloud of gray smoke and landed heavily, breaking off its nose cone. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Eugenia, you cannot wear those slacks to the Holbrook New Year’s party.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His arms felt drained, and he wasn’t sure he could make them do what he wanted them to do when the slack water came. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They wore matching white slacks and gold buccaneer shirts with V-necks that showed way too much chest hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If she has on a pink shirt, she wears pink slacks, pink socks, and two tiny pink bows in her hair. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Sweetheart” was all she said, but June’s hand went slack in Ivy’s. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I heard a satisfactory thunk when it hit the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So they installed the dead patrolman in the pilot’s cockpit dressed in my ATA tunic and slacks, believe it or not. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Putting down their hunting buddy effectively made me a target, and when the two remaining shamblers turn toward me, slack mouths open in a hungry growl, I know I’m in for it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Now you come along and say they think I don’t care what they think when I go around in slacks. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z His face, lit by the moon, is slack with shock. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Brinker slid his fingers into the back pockets of his slacks. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The train lurches forward, the cars jerking as the engine pulls the slack from their couplings. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A dry rag, for buffing surfaces, occupies the right-hand pocket of your slacks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Next time I can’t cut you any slack. Don’t miss school again, Sergio. I don’t have to tell you, showing up already puts you ahead of the rest.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He was the oldest, so he’d picked up a lot of the slack. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I was done she handed me her slacks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Luke didn’t miss how he tried to keep his face from going slack too. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I circled a few loops around my waist and made sure I had enough slack to reach him and then tied a knot at the very end. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He rambled through the dense neighborhoods along the river that were more squalid than ever since the mills had been slack this winter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was true that I had a slight cold and felt a little under the weather, but Aimee wasn’t cutting me any slack. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The preacher was dressed in a fresh white dress shirt and Sunday slacks. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When he stepped off his bike, the waistline of his slacks was way higher than normal, but somehow he still managed to look manly and stylish and not like a total goober. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She’s a small, serious woman with carefully bobbed hair and pressed slacks and a pendant necklace you see on church ladies, but she grips Annabelle’s hands and looks her dead straight in the eyes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His grip immediately went slack, and I crashed to the ground, sobbing as I was finally able to breathe again. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My brother is dressed the nicest I’ve seen him in a long time—looking sharp in tan slacks and a maroon button-down shirt. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z A small slack dam finally let loose in a hollow near Six. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But this time my mother was in her slacks and boots and her man’s jacket, making chokecherry jam over the outdoor fire. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “He can pick up the slack while I’m gone.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When the work is slack, I go to school. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a car ready to leave, and I found a seat next the window and it started and I watched it sort of frazzle out into slack tide flats, and then trees. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she sat on the sofa in her khaki slacks, her legs stretched out in front of her, crossed at the ankles. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She had, with a strenuous loyalty, kept in touch through the years: calling and writing letters and sending books and shapeless trousers she called slacks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I come to the end of things, dear friend, and he waxes mickle; my tides have gone slack and flaccid, while his swell newly to proxigean spring and rush through the gut. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Her hair has turned wild; her face is slack. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept picturing the vacant expression, the slack jaw. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Every day she wears the same outfit: black slacks with a nylon blouse—alternately beige, charcoal, or pale blue. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then, with a sense of disbelief, he recognized the prime minister standing, slack jawed, next to Herod Sayle. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Even if they slip on out owing you some money, you got to bite the bullet, give up some slack, and let them be on their way. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not five minutes later, Zooey, with his hair combed wet, stood barefoot at the washbowl, wearing a pair of beltless dark-gray sharkskin slacks, a face towel across his bare shoulders. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z When I opened my eyes again, her eyes were bulging and her mouth was slack. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Otis scrambled back, his face slack with terror. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sharp blue slacks he had worn were in a corner, next to Aunt Pearl's box of dusting rags. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was staring down, with his slack mouth ajar, at his injured finger. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z By the time it had slacked a good part of the day was gone. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I spend most of my hour-long break between jobs attempting to remove the edible portions of the slacks with a sponge and then drying them over the hood of my car in the sun. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted it to rain all night We talked for a long time when the rain began to slack off. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But just as suddenly the pole whipped straight again and the line went slack. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Come on, babe, just cut me some slack. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His body shuddered convulsively, and his feet kicked out once more, before going slack. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Though the world's wind blew strong as ever straight from the north now, the brown sail hung slack, unstirred. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z On April 8 he ran another time trial in slack water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was dressed in his typical school uniform: khaki slacks, blue blazer, button-down shirt, and tastefully striped tie. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z As the stretcher was maneuvered into position alongside the bed, Briony’s fingers went slack, she had no control over them, and she brought up her left knee in time to catch the weight. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The men, with one or two exceptions, were all wearing the Manhattan work uniform of a dark blue shirt and black slacks. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As they had two years before, young men in slacks and shirtsleeves and young women in flouncy summer dresses danced out of the cabin and onto the decks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The expression on his big slack face was haunted and lost. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Of Kmart slacks that these boys wouldn’t even use to wipe their butts. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Harley’s burro went faster after they left the spring, and the gray mule had to walk faster to keep slack in the rope. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But for working, I carried a .32, a .38 or a .45.1 saw how when the eyes stared at the big black hole, the faces fell slack and the mouths sagged open. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z With his eyes closed and his face gone slack, he seemed stern and almost forbidding. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood around in a circle, kicking at the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Work was slack and Sissy was laid off. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped off my slacks, which was much easier than pulling off jeans, and laid them on the other arm of the couch. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her lower lip began to tremble, and her shoulders went kind of slack, so I sat on the bed and put one arm around her and tried to act stronger than I felt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Our bay was quiet, without a ripple, but the water was still dark and the Fayre Eleyne rode daintily slack against her mooring. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The photographer had also brought me a pair of lined woolen climbing slacks belonging to his wife, good ones, well-made and not much used, which he gave to me after he put away his equipment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When the wind slacked off, 1 could hear the coyotes howling. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with her Georgia Aquarium polo shirt, she wore dark slacks and black sneakers, and she bounced on the balls of her feet like she simply couldn’t contain her energy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I sit forward and wipe my palms off on my slacks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He followed them up to the blue slacks and the sharp uniform shirt his mother wore. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Shortly before the lunch break, her slack pace caught the eye of a guard. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Two miles farther down the road, he told me to stop at an abandoned slack dump. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He is dressed in black slacks, a white shirt, and a red bow tie. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As always when things got behind in the family or at the store, I was the one who took up the slack. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He entered the house wearing a grungy white T-shirt and gray slacks with red-and-blue suspenders, though his pants didn’t seem to be at any risk of sliding off. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z All the adults, including Ms. McMillian, wore work clothes—jackets and slacks and blouses. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It continued to smoke vigorously even after it struck the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Finn did as Mel suggested, letting his vision go slack and blurry. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She put one hand on the hip of her polyester slacks and took a few steps forward. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She held it by the slack hide at the back of its neck. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z By fall dozens of seamstresses were working full-time transforming thousands of these old army clothes into capes, slacks and stylish coats. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z All were instructed to dress in conservative casual wear: the women in blouses, straight skirts, and flat shoes; the men in polo shirts or button-downs, slacks, and loafers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Two hours later Alba felt a warm viscous liquid between her legs and saw that her slacks were stained with red. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I tapped him on his shoulder and he jerked his head up, slack spilling out of his nose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So when the coach would suggest that I was slacking off, I wouldn’t say much, I’d just get back on the strip and do my best. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He listened to the slack drip of water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Most of them were city boys like the boys lounging up on the quad—the sons of lawyers and businessmen—dressed neatly in woolen slacks and cardigan sweaters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was a sharp grunt, and the man’s arms went slack, just enough to allow me to break his grasp. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The wind was whistling across the slack dump. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The sun beat down on us, the slack yard a caldron of focused heat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Cut me a little slack,” he tells me. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t have to quit light crew. You do better scavenge than anyone on the ship. You could take Bapi’s job in a second, take out slack and double quota.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “The tide will slack some. You can ground...The tide will slack some.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The net shuddered for a moment as the slack went out of it, and then the reel wound it in against the weight of the sea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She gathers me in her arms and I go slack. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Pete stands with his arms slack at his sides, his sleeves rolled up past his elbows, still holding the bloody knife. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I follow the line out with my other hand and try pulling on it, maybe get enough slack to slip it off, but the line slips through my fingers and I can’t get a grip. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She learned that his teammates would sometimes slack off, knowing that Kanue would step in to make up for their lack of effort. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She wore white slacks, a white sweater, white shoes and a white visor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But in her sick thought sweet sleep overtook her, and she dozed off, her body slack and still. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore green Army slacks with a black stripe down the leg, a green Army shirt, and in the cold before sunrise she put on a black military sweater. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy gazed farther down the road and his face went slack. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z What took up the slack was the shrewdness and craft of Rutherford’s associates, their ability to extract the maximum results from experimental apparatus of marked simplicity and elegance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z From around a corner appeared a young black man in slacks and glasses, a civilian. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was working for him I wore a white apron over my slacks and dress shirt and tie. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His face had a strange elasticity: It would be slack and expressionless one minute, only to twist suddenly into a gaping, oversize grin that distorted his features and exposed a mouthful of horsy teeth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If I end up being an office lady who wears slacks and changes into white sneakers to walk home from the train, I’ll just jump off a skyscraper. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Emerging from behind the garbage can, he found her beautiful, his French blood flared up, and he proceeded to gallantries unmistakable even to the slack eyes of mademoiselle’s mistress. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot run away on the muscular effects of adrenaline, but I could taste fear in the back of my throat and feel its despairing weight in my slack limbs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat up on the slack, still holding my chest. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Downstairs I slipped on my slacks, then wiggled my foot into the stiff black dress shoes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Geography, Mr. Black stands at the board and reminds us once again that just because we’re seniors and this is our last semester, we do not need to slack off. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In New York the boys had been measured for their Olympic outfits, and now Joe found a double-breasted blue serge sports coat and matching blue slacks spread out on his bunk. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Picking up our shovels, we ran down the slack, the crowd cheering us as we went past. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She let go my hand, wiped it on her slacks, and grabbed me again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I thought of digging out New York clothes and putting on a puff for the boy, but I dropped that one and settled for clean chino slacks and a knitted shirt. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Since we all wore uniforms—plaid jumpers for the girls and navy blue slacks and white shirts for the boys—it was difficult to know who was rich and who was poor. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Some folks can look at you and tell if you’re even thinking about slacking off, they’ll add some work to you faster than you can say Jack Robinson. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I hoped Zeus would cut me some slack, considering the circumstances. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “It is something like idleness and luxury unmanning us —the strings have gone slack and out of tune.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu’s salute was slack, because he was worried about Olanna and Master and Baby in Umuahia, because he was not interested in His Excellency, because he did not care for the commander. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They were all a jumble of frayed fabric and slack collars, the students at the party, all their clothes looked determinedly worn. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After we dug a hole in the slack and poured a five-by-five-foot slab of concrete for our launchpad, Cape Coalwood was ready for its first rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Alakazam!—and her face went blank, her mouth closed, her arms went slack, and she backed out of the room, stunned, as if she were blowing away like a small brown leaf, thin, brittle, lifeless. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Whipped his way through the dress shirts and slacks. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I was handed some clothes, but don’t ask what: a pair of wool slacks over my pajamas, a red sweater and a black skirt, white understockings and tattered kneesocks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She forced herself to keep her face calm and slack, like asking her parents to drop a grand on this sort of thing was something she routinely did, NBD. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z During John’s first year at the University of South Dakota, when he had discovered basketball and girls and slacked off in his studies, he received a stern upbraiding. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Guys in black slacks, white shirts, and ties are at the table or standing against the wall, shoveling food in their mouths. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It’s crazy, but instead of that whole experience pushing me to train even harder, I began slacking off in practice. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We can afford to cut him a little slack here,” I said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was slack and red, and his golden hair stuck to his brow in tear-damp strands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The oldest, in his thirties, wore red slacks, red suspenders, a black shirt, and a driving cap. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He jammed his hands into the pockets of his tight blue slacks, watching the cars cruise past. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be frugal, now. And no slacks. Make sure Miss LaVole helps you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Nate Crosby’s sandy hair was combed from back to front, and he wore a yellow cardigan and dark gray slacks. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Some of the new and more curious watchers, not knowing the protocol that had been developed by our steadier customers, came out on the slack to get a better view. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He wears stuff like maroon capes and turquoise slacks, or stiff-collared button-down shirts with pinstripes. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Inside, neatly pressed men’s clothes, slacks and shirts, hang in a row. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She lifted a pair of softly tailored slacks out of the suitcase. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The Joy Luck aunties are all wearing slacks, bright print blouses, and different versions of sturdy walking shoes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My father didn’t shake his head the way Big Ma did when she saw a woman wearing slacks. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But I decided to cut him some slack. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Just a plain pair of dark slacks, a white shirt with a button-down collar, and a jacket with patches on the elbows. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z No. Is it, however, highly engineered to satisfy specific high-energy/low-impact desires from an audience that watches TV in slack repose? Perspective | ‘S.W.A.T.’ and other cop dramas are trying to tackle race. They could take a page from ‘This Is Us.’ 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z It began with Mr. Cole entering in natty professional attire — crisp white shirt, porkpie hat, stylish glasses, pressed slacks — and promptly replacing it with the shapeless clothes of the dispossessed. Performa 17: Absurd Times, Absurd Acts 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z So these tiny little local flour companies and millers took up the slack because they had flour. "I bake for every emotion" — Zoë François on finding connection through cake 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Often it’s someone they didn’t appreciate at the time, who kicked their butt and cut them no slack! Q+A: Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, Co-Authors of Strings Attached 2013-10-01T16:51:02Z These are not nice women, but we are so aware of their psychic bruising that we cut them the necessary slack. Mother and Child: The Heartache of Adoption 2010-05-07T18:00:00Z Ek’s characters look pretty much like us, in their slacks, skirts and ponytails. Royal Swedish Ballet offers an innovative ‘Juliet and Romeo’: One for today 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z One thinks of Rattigan as the ultimate master craftsman but there is a great deal of slack here – it's a drawn-out drawing-room drama. The Winslow Boy – review 2013-03-24T00:06:01Z Even now, I'm trying to cut people slack. Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Mike Bradwell's canny production doesn't rush, but is never slack, and there are terrific performances all round in an evening that buzzes with heat, flies, anger and genuine promise. The Empire 2010-04-09T21:15:00Z Henry is cutting about literary biographers who fall into the slack habit of finding one-to-one correspondences between real life people and fictional characters. The Life of George Eliot by Nancy Henry - review 2012-06-01T21:55:03Z I felt my palms begin to sweat as I stared at the notification in disbelief, jaw slightly slack. Trump-era anti-Semitism changed my family — we started going to synagogue 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Played in their entirety, rather than as snippets of underscoring and without the benefit of the films they accompany, Mr. Williams’s themes can ramble, their structures slack. Music Review: John Williams Birthday Concert at Tanglewood 2012-08-19T21:48:18Z I say: Cut the poor woman some slack. Social Q?s: Please Pass the Spotlight 2010-11-18T23:39:00Z It was 80 degrees and sunny in New York City, so I was lying slack on the couch, scrolling aimlessly through my phone, when I paused on a photograph shot a few miles away. The Social-Distancing Shamers Are Watching 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The writer's room is slacking, there has been maybe an hour total of quality this season. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4: Negan Takes Over 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z If something needed doing, she would pick up the slack. ‘It was like being buried alive’: battle to recover from chronic fatigue syndrome 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Soon, another woman, styled like a stewardess except for the lack of a skirt, slacks or underwear, delivered her own ferocious speech. Three Journeys Under the Radar: Trippy, Unsettling and Affectionate 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Shouldn’t we cut Iberia some slack about a delayed refund? Why is this Iberia damaged luggage claim taking forever? | Travel Troubleshooter 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Large of frame and dressed in a futuristic jacket and slacks, without shoes and socks, the character exists in some liminal world between man and machine. In 'Aunt Sally,' a lonely teen, a teacher who crosses a line and the phone that witnesses everything 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z But despite the formidable chops of the newcomers, the show developed little pace, with slack arrangements and some deep cuts that felt indulgent rather than revelatory. Grateful Dead pays slack tribute to legacy 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z The dining room, with glass doors on 17th Street that swing open in warm weather, is at its most charming in the slack hours between lunch and dinner. Restaurant Review: Casa Mono in Gramercy Park 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The program opened with a humdrum performance of Friedrich Witt’s justifiably overlooked Symphony in A and ended with a slack reading of Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony. Review: American Classical Orchestra Takes on Friedrich Witt 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Some may find the tendons of the story a little slack occasionally, but for me Loach and Laverty are speaking with an engaging dramatic voice. Cannes 2012: The Angels' Share – review 2012-05-21T19:30:02Z The palette is mostly neutral — gray sweaters, dark slacks, khaki trench coats and solid-colored button-down shirts. | Phillip Lim’s Stylish Everyday Wardrobe for Target 2013-08-09T13:00:28Z Part of me wants to cut Huntsman some slack for its deafening silence on Medicare and Medicaid. Jon Huntsman's Bold Plan for Health Care Reform (but not Entitlements) 2011-09-04T14:40:41Z Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart, has echoed her support in the modern fashion: on an Instagram meme criticising The Simpsons’ slack reluctance to engage with the debate, she has simply commented “Love this”. No laughing matter: how can The Simpsons solve its problem with Apu? 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z In the same vein, some travelers say that they are cut more slack when they check in curbside. How to tip the airline scales in your favor 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “I began getting jewelry when I was 3 months old,” she said, looking easily elegant in wool slacks and a cashmere turtleneck. Patricia Kluge’s Third Act Is Sparkly 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The film—despite some conspicuous longueurs, slack performances, unkempt cinematography—is a passionate and relentless effort to connect the performances of music to the lives and activities with which they coincided. “Rolling Thunder Revue,” Reviewed: Martin Scorsese’s Slippery Chronicle of Bob Dylan in Concert 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z "It's not as dramatic if you just have a guy wearing a sweater and slacks in a conference room." Divine dispatches: a religion roundup 2011-01-26T15:30:00Z My middle son, Iden, is in Wrangler slacks made from a similar stretch fabric. AWAY IS HOME | If you’re on the road a lot, heed this packing advice 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z He’s set to begin peddling an experimental recreational drug that she accidentally ingests, and in such enormous quantities that she’s soon transformed from a slacking expat into super-Scarlett. In ‘Lucy,’ Scarlett Johansson Transforms Into a Superwoman 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z But each section was slack internally, one underdeveloped idea strung onto the next. Dance Review: Ishmael Houston-Jones and Yvonne Meier at Abrons - Review 2012-01-16T23:04:56Z If you have a little bit of a sense of humor about it, you can cut them some slack. Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Male youngsters form the target audience, but must-see interest is slack. Disney's hairy princess could take box office crown 2010-12-03T05:07:00Z The membership fees, he says, will help sustain the project during slack periods. In East Africa, mountain gorillas and a new paradigm for wildlife travel 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z "That seems to give you license to do unbelievable things because people cut you all sorts of slack that they wouldn't normally do for other people." Film defrocks church hierarchy over handling of sex abuse 2012-11-16T12:32:11Z At one point the music stopped and Richards' face went slack. Seattle rock trio Dude York's new music, bassist at Neumos 2012-06-17T20:45:06Z But during the pandemic, travelers had to cut airlines, hotels and tour operators a little slack. I no longer want to visit Antarctica. When can I get my refund? | Travel Troubleshooter 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z “Abandoning all infrastructure. Letting my neural pathways go slack with disuse.” Maria Bamford’s New Special Is a Kind of Inspired Gibberish 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The series never really develops any characters outside the central pair — it only has eyes for them — and the last third or so feels slack, moping from one flavor of melancholy to another. ‘Normal People’ Review: Their Love Will Tear You Apart 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Even with his charisma at half-mast, wearing dad slacks – as he does in The American – Clooney is undoubtedly a proper movie star in the broad-shouldered 40s tradition. George Clooney 2010-09-24T08:22:00Z We clambered around the steep hills, our jaws slack at the magnificent condition of ancient Meersburg Castle, whose origins stretch back to the seventh century. Biking and baring it all on a tour around Europe’s Lake Constance 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z I see him in demented old age, sitting on a pine wood chair in my grandparents' rural Alabama home, his gaze distant, his suspenders securing a pair of baggy slacks. "They got Daddy": Reckoning with my grandfather's kidnapping, racial terror and our family's trauma 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z It’s much harder to stumble upon in the endless scroll of the streaming format; until a better system devises itself, we’ll have to pick up the slack of spreading the word. My streaming gem: why you should watch The World Is Yours 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z “She was dressed in nice black slacks and a nice top. She just blended in.” As the population ages, more home health-care companies are catering to travelers 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z I threw on my favorite black T-shirt, black slacks and a pair of Air Force 1s. My reading from hell: A writer's road to self-promotion is paved with live, in-person disasters 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z An elegant blonde woman in slacks drifted over to the table to say hello to David — Elena, he explained, a fashion designer from Milan. Shaped by Mérida’s Artistic Soul 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The Balenciaga slacks, she said, were for the day of interviews. Up Close: Charlotte Gainsbourg ? Up Close 2011-11-09T23:07:30Z The adjusting tension of the drum skins conveyed the tension of the narrative, never slack and sometimes stretched to the breaking point. Dance Review: Kapila Venu in ‘The Abandonment of Sita’ at Asia Society 2012-09-10T03:34:44Z Good-natured, slack and sluggish, it is more polished — more, some might say, mature — than Mr. Johnson’s earliest works. ‘Mind Out of Matter,’ From the Composer Scott Johnson 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z He’s in a white shirt and dark slacks, sitting with one leg crossed, in a straight-backed chair. A Forgotten Star of the Pop Era, Back in the Spotlight 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z On the last tour he picked up a lot of the slack from a subpar Richards. Sober and single, Stones rocker Ron Wood goes solo 2010-09-27T20:23:00Z But in periods of slack, decline, or collapse, our abilities no longer suffice for all this management. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z Foreign audiences picked up the slack as domestic attendance sputtered in 2017. Box Office: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Holds Off 'Jumanji' on New Year 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z An organic spirit permeated the reading, with momentum that was neither propulsive nor slack but simply natural, patient. Review: After 55 Years, the Helsinki Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z And now, the results are in: for the next week, no one who speaks English — or at least writes it on the magazine’s Web site — will be allowed to describe someone else as wearing “slacks.” ArtsBeat: New Yorker Word Nerds Drop 'Slacks' in Online Contest 2012-04-24T19:26:06Z A whoooooole lot; while the broadcast ran an unfortunately-standard three and a half hours, but it felt slack and slowly paced by the producers. Review: Pizza Night at Ellen DeGeneres’ 2014 Oscars 2014-03-03T13:13:03Z The 62-year-old artist, dressed in white shirt and black slacks in contrast to others in spectacular African costumes, followed by recalling his childhood bewilderment over the myth of Perseus. When refusing the hour saves the day 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “France” is all of those things, but also curiously slack, especially as France spirals through a series of personal and professional crises. ‘France’ Review: When the Journalist Becomes the Story 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Mom with her young updo, Dad with his brown 1970s slacks and perpetual moustache. How we saved our marriage 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Reports, but “slacks” is absent, although whether this is because the clerk failed to put it in his draft or because Justice Kennedy took it out we cannot be sure. I made Clarence Thomas laugh 2012-08-18T19:00:00Z She fell 10 times, tore her slacks and was bleeding. A Courtship Built on Adventure 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z In a bright green checked shirt and slacks? On the Runway Blog: What an Early Spring Has Sown on City Streets 2012-03-23T18:41:26Z I really hope people cut us all some slack. A Minute With: Carrie Underwood climbs 'Sound of Music' mountain 2013-12-03T13:05:51Z Some arrive still dressed in slacks and flats for their internships at political consultancy or public interest firms. Meet the fans who follow the Jan. 6 hearings as must-see TV 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z He does seem to be slacking on another important job, his manners. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Monosyllabic teenager should be able to handle ‘please’ and ‘thanks’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Much slack is cut for the somewhat better samples of schlock. My Stephen King problem 2012-07-06T14:42:00Z Just before dusk, Ms. Faludi, a slight, almost spectral figure in a black sweater, black slacks and black flats, took her place on a landing overlooking the patio. My Father, the Shapeshifter 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z My boss also has been heavily relying on me since other people in the group are slacking off due to difficulties working from home. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She resents her job and her landlady and is planning to ‘disappear’ 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z But one of the great things about musicals is that songs can make up for the emotional and narrative slack of skeletal books and dialogue. ‘Fortress of Solitude,’ Now With Musical Numbers, at the Public Theater 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The city picks up the slack, providing not just invigorating context for the Biennale but subject matter for some memorable entries. In Dakar, African Art Speaks in All Its Voices 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z On top of that, the seemingly bottomless appetite among readers for a handful of blockbuster titles has tightened the bottleneck at the printing presses, consuming what little slack there was in the system. Bottleneck at Printers Has Derailed Some Holiday Book Sales 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z The conduct-yourself exhibits are likely to be popular, but Felton seemed to like the close-ups the best - particularly the ones that showed musicians resting between movements, their hands slack but their faces alert. UK virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand 2012-05-22T18:16:47Z There were one or two moments of false intonation and occasional slack ensemble, too. OAE/Volkov 2010-04-12T20:45:00Z The tall, easygoing novice wore a preppy look comprised of a gray sweater vest over a white T-shirt, black slacks and a pair of shiny black shoes. Diego Calva and the Detour That Took Him to ‘Babylon’ 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z But in general, the choreography, borrowing from b-boying and house, is unremarkable, and the execution too often slack. A Showcase for Up-and-Comers, With Some Vogueing (and Shade Thrown) 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z When the work slows down, it goes slack, revealing a single-layered and static quality to the choreography, as in a procession of people balancing motley possessions. Review: Waging Battle With Scarcity and Borders at La MaMa Dance Festival 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z At some point I decided to cut myself the same slack our culture does for the movie stereotype of a bumbling, single dad. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Current situation gives single mom a sinking feeling 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z In the first movement, her pace in the lyrical sections was relaxed to the point of growing slack, but allowed for exciting hard-driving transitions back to the faster material. Review: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gives Xian Zhang a Handy Introduction 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z In this world, playboys are pathetic and pitiable, which reads like a plea for modern audiences to cut maligned men more slack. ‘Casanova, Last Love’ Review: Reappraising a Philanderer 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Charlie is a musician who enjoyed a youthful summer as a one-hit wonder, then squandered his money on fast living and his talent on slacking. With “Turn Up Charlie,” Idris Elba Makes a Charming Foray Into Sitcoms 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z It looked like he was wearing a brace on it under his dress slacks in the locker room. 10 thoughts on Bears' loss to Saints 2011-09-19T11:23:00Z Josh Bond had been working extra-long hours for more than a week while the other manager, Birgitta Farinelli, was away on vacation, but this day, Wednesday, June 22, he was cutting himself some slack. Whitey Bulger: Secrets behind the capture of the FBI’s most wanted man 2013-02-24T17:00:00Z That move has elicited concern from other American orchestras, which fear having to take up the slack. Philadelphia Orchestra Tries to Avoid Pension Payments 2011-11-30T23:36:36Z “Yeah, and probably studying the history of this period in America with their jaws slack,” Ms. Jones added. What if the Guy With the Red Pencil Is Nuts? 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z His dapper figure, inevitably clothed in neatly pressed slacks, blazer and regimental-style tie, made him one of the most recognised figures on television. Obituary: Alan Whicker 2013-07-12T11:45:54Z Perhaps your jaw was too slack to properly sing along. Kanye West will not come down 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Most importantly, Reagan said, if welfare were to vanish overnight “no one would miss a meal” because stout-hearted Americans would “take up the slack”. Purpose and worth 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Sitting in a windowless conference room near Union Station, Joaquin dressed the part that July day: tan slacks, button-down shirt, red lanyard. Francisco Joaquin is 63 and retired. And he’s quite possibly D.C.’s oldest intern. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Her mufti comprises “a lot of knit and some pink slacks that are very comfy”. Saoirse Ronan: ‘I’ve played a lot of weird people. I have!’ 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z I like relatively loosefitting pants that are not exactly track pants and not exactly slacks. Adam Levine’s Leather Jacket Was Stolen. Twice. 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z As the Lusitania makes its final Atlantic crossing, Larson’s language grows slack. Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake,’ About the Lusitania 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Remembering men are fathers too might help society cut women some slack, she says. Super boss: six women on juggling motherhood and work 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Gertrude, in a white cropped shirt and white slacks, wears a long white veil and belly dances seductively for her brother-in-law-turned-husband. ‘Hamlet’ Review: A Dirt-Eating Danish Prince, Born to Be Wild 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z He sees to the details of programs, postcards, marketing and advertising and generally picks up the slack for whatever falls between the cracks. At Road Theatre Company, how the Equity-mandated minimum wage might play out 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z “When I heard it, I was like ‘Yo, this is amazing,’” Fat Joe said in his slack jawed, New York City accent. His Dreams Came True, Despite the Pandemic 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z His slack enunciation gives him tremendous technical flexibility, allowing him to rhyme “bulletproof” with “pinnacle,” for instance. Future is now 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z But the lacy, plunging top went slack and my enthusiasm followed. | Under Cover 2012-10-04T21:24:20Z And there are some moments of humor and surprise embedded in the overwrought intricacies and long slack stretches of the plot. ‘Under the Silver Lake’ Review: Andrew Garfield Gets Lost in a Haze of Pop-Culture Allusions 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z “It was as if I was slacking … There was no sympathy. The message was to get on with it, or you knew what you could do.” 'I miss what I used to be like': women's stories of the menopause 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z But his work can be curiously slack, as it mostly was on Monday. Review: A New ‘Flying Dutchman’ Makes Landfall at the Met Opera 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z On this day, he was dressed in a sweater and slacks, his gray, thinning hair combed back. Andre Previn's 'Streetcar' opera will play L.A., but without him 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Several of Tawney’s dimensional textiles were being prepared for hanging, some rigorously woven, others slack and expressive, at times intimating the female form. Rescuing Artists of Vision 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Karl failed the rigorous entrance exam four times, then, he says: “They cut me some slack. They let me in. It was the worst thing they could have done.” Will Russia thwart Karl Bushby’s epic hike around the globe? But the play is most fun when it moves at high speed, and a languor overcomes the slack first act. Review: In ‘The Saintliness of Margery Kempe,’ a Comically Restless Mystic 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Mark Tullos Jr., the museum's director, remembers that he was dressed "in black slacks, a black jacket, a black shirt with the clerical collar and he was wearing a Jesuit pin on his lapel." Trail of forgeries left by 'priest' 2011-01-12T01:23:45Z Instead, he was telling his Catholics about the importance of cutting outsiders slack. Pope Francis: Atheists are all right! 2013-05-23T14:20:00Z So too, and more to the point of the tale, do the arrogant Soldier embodied by Chris O’Dowd and a local fellow of slack Ambition, etc., etc., performed by Jason Segel. | 'Gulliver?s Travels': A Belly Big Enough to Be Seen From the 18th Century 2010-12-23T15:16:46Z Dressed in pressed slacks and a crisp white shirt, he joked: “I’m not a narc.” Cannabis capitalism: who is making money in the marijuana industry? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Fortunately, online initiatives appeared almost immediately to pick up the slack, like Richard Nelson’s new Apple family play devised for Zoom, “What Do We Need to Talk About?” Fire Up Your Laptop: A Curated Guide to Theater Now Online 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z “Bagels have slacked off; buttered rolls have not,” he continued. Ode to the Buttered Roll, That New York Lifeline 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Corruption was given as a major reason for weak protections and slack enforcement by the conservation groups we spoke with. Vietnam’s Empty Forests 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z There’s a little bit of evidence from that that the multiplier is bigger when there’s more slack. What can we learn from the Great Depression? 2012-08-27T11:45:00Z Ten years after those slacks went airborne — and were promptly crushed by an RV driven by Bryan Cranston in his underwear — AMC will celebrate “Breaking Bad” with a monthlong marathon. What’s on TV Sunday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Dave Chappelle 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Regardless of the slack in other plotlines, their propulsive force is sufficient reason to stick around and see where this season is going. Assimilate us, "Westworld": With humanity this horrible – onscreen and off – just let the robots win 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z As portrayed by Lily Knight with a New York accent and an overly blunt demeanor, this pint-size dynamo in a hard hat has a short fuse when it comes to slip-ups and slacking off. Lily Knight sets 'A Small Fire' aglow with her performance 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “Look, I get it,” he says, pushing his black spectacles up the bridge of his nose, hippy beads slack at his wrist. Tom Hanks: ‘I’ve made a lot of movies that didn’t make sense – or money’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z But whereas McCarthy has of late been clumsily trying to rewrite her very public record of unscientific statements, Silverstone seems willing to pick up the slack. Alicia Silverstone’s clueless vaccine advice 2014-04-23T14:31:00Z If you don’t find the phrase “expensive gabardine slacks” funny in that context, this book is not for you. A Widow Takes Her Grown Kids on a Cruise. What Could Go Wrong? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z All I heard was a lot of shouting and screaming about nothing, although I needed to cut her some slack due to the throat infection. "American Idol" recap: Sympathy for Mick Jagger 2010-03-17T14:49:00Z She shares the stage with a petite woman sporting a white-blond pixie cut, a white button-down blouse, striped tie, gray slacks and chunky gold boots. ‘The Patient Gloria’ Review: A Theatrical Remedy for Toxic Therapy 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z This movie is often pretty slack in matters of story construction and direction. ‘Godzilla, King of the Monsters’ Review: For Once, the Title Says It All 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z In an age of punishing, seemingly endless traffic, it's easy to imagine that there is no slack in the Los Angeles freeway system, that every interchange is too narrow, every exit backed up. Transforming the end of the 2 Freeway could be the beginning of a new L.A. 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z And like the writing, which is often pointed and funny but sometimes sitcommy and slack, the acting ranges from superficial to richly felt. | 'Stick Fly': ?Stick Fly? at the Cort Theater - Review 2011-12-09T03:01:07Z Anthony's plotting is a little slack, and the ending predictable. New in crime fiction: talented debut mysteries and thrillers by Matthews, Dugoni and Martini 2011-06-08T21:22:03Z Besides, the cast hoists the show over and through its slack spots. "The Shrink Next Door" is a compelling stranger-than-fiction anchored by Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Evans was born in 1930 to a Jewish family in New York, and spent his youth acting in radio plays and working with his older brother as a salesman of women’s slacks. The Legacy of Robert Evans, a Vexing Hollywood Legend 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Foreign audiences picked up the slack as domestic attendance sputtered in 2017. Box Office: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Holds Off 'Jumanji' on New Year 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Or lazy Spirit, who was nipped by her partner whenever she let her line run slack. Chasing the Northern Lights in Alaska 2014-01-03T19:30:21Z It was 4:30 a.m., the air as still as slack water: a great time to be in Panama City. Explorer: At the End of Eden, Rustic Tranquillity 2013-09-12T16:37:46Z Wearing the classic international journalist's uniform of a khaki shirt and slacks, Wright wraps thousands of years of religious and geopolitical history into a 90-minute monologue. US reporter/actor plays to tough crowd in Israel 2011-05-20T12:26:08Z That revenue stream is so dry for now that some Broadway officials have been urging culture-loving locals to help take up the slack. Perspective | The Tonys brought back the fanfare, but Broadway still faces many challenges 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Then they hugged, and their slacks and dress shirts achieved a radical symmetry: This is what it looks like when a man running for president greets his husband. Chasten Buttigieg has been a homeless community college student and a Starbucks barista. Now, he could be ‘first gentleman.’ 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Critics could accuse him of slacking off when the country is in need. 2010-02-13T03:35:00Z With his shirt unbuttoned and his face slack, this is a guy who’s not taking the impending birth of his child very seriously. The real Super Bowl babies: Big commercial moments paint men as infantile doofuses 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The performance consisted of nine acts, and The Times named them all, including juggling on a slack wire, boxing dwarves, a baritone singer and a “Negro comedian.” A glance at Seattle’s First Ave. and Madison St., 1905 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z These pieces — about his own life, about technology, about travel to places like Japan and Singapore — are mostly slack and unsustained. Books of The Times: William Gibson?s ?Distrust That Particular Flavor? - Review 2012-01-01T20:27:07Z The small meal sizes leave some slack in our recommended daily calorie intake for snacks and drinks – another 400 for women and 900 for men. Salad days: what’s life like following the new calorie guidelines? 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z It is foiled by slack pacing and Emmie Finckel’s vaulted set, which for all its visual appeal is a mismatch for the show. Review: Racism Echoes Through Time in ‘the ripple’ 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Not that they're slacking on the band side of things, though. This Many Boyfriends – Going Out With ... : exclusive album stream 2012-10-01T10:00:00Z Leaving school at 16 you don't get jobs where you can slack very much. David Harsent: A life in writing 2011-02-21T08:00:00Z The author of 13 books, Mr. Silvis is a bit stingy with clues, which keeps the tension slack. New Books From Paul Theroux, Jeffrey Zaslow and Randall Silvis 2011-12-14T22:10:30Z With her arms and legs twisted like pretzels and her mouth slack, Sun also embodies Candi as she sits in the chair that is the lone piece of furniture on director Ron Russell’s spare stage. Review | Nilaja Sun channels a village in her solo show ‘Pike St.’ 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Paltrow, in a cream turtleneck sweater and brown slacks, sat with her lawyers. Gwyneth Paltrow to Testify in Trial Over Utah Ski Accident 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Noah doesn't cut Cole any slack for being wounded by the shared event. ‘The Affair,’ Season 3, Episode 5: Back to Block Island 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z But as church attendance continues to sink in America, maybe the ethical counsel found in “How to Win Friends” can take up some of the slack. ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The place was empty except for me and a woman my age who wore tight blue slacks tucked into her boots, an expensive-looking sweater, and a coat with a jeweled medallion pinned to the lapel. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z On this particular recent evening, she has her hair flat-ironed, is wearing dark slacks, a turtleneck and a leather jacket. Martine Rothblatt: She founded SiriusXM, a religion and a biotech. For starters. 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z He thinks the company has been “cut a lot of slack”. Alex Blumberg's podcast revolution is just beginning. NPR: this is your warning 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Sometimes she triumphs, wrestling it until it’s slack. Taylor Swift, a Pop Star Done With Pop 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z It’s also important to cut yourself some slack, she says. 5 simple ways to get your home in order, from ‘Clean Mama’ Becky Rapinchuk 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z When I walked into its office I saw a women in her early sixties wearing black slacks and a maroon tunic that buttoned at the collar. Teaching the People’s Republic 2012-09-03T13:00:00Z The stifling influence of religion in enforcing sex-negative beliefs had abated somewhat, but doctors and scientists were picking up the slack. “The rape-your-wife privilege”: The horrifying modern legal history of marital rape 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Expansive but never slack, “The Crucible” reminds you of the taut, unrelenting forward motion of “Tosca.” ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘The Crucible’: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z According to the Atlantic, teenagers and young adults are “abandoning movies faster than any other group”, and Netflix is trying to pick up the slack. Teenage stream: how Netflix resurrected the high school movie 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Keep up the slacking, Clear out the bland politeness and expel a gent now! Style Invitational: Do over the do-over — enter any of the year’s contests 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z I am, however, having trouble giving the gift of slack to Christians who voted for Trump. Jesus wept: How can you call yourself a Christian if you voted for Donald Trump? 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z No one’s taking themselves too seriously here, so if your idea of a sail involves starched white slacks and a sweater knotted just-so around your shoulders, then a windjammer cruise is probably not for you. On a Maine windjammer, feasts of food, scenery and conversation And then, Gen X will take up the slack. We thought Gen X was a bunch of slackers. Now they’re the suits. 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z And so, Mark threw on a button-down shirt and slacks and headed to Taberna, which he described as “an expense-account restaurant.” They both described themselves as ‘happily single’ 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z On a steamy June morning, Mr. Slater, spruce in a white denim jacket, black slacks and green sneakers, had arrived at the art school’s home in Midtown Manhattan for a still-life tutorial. Christian Slater Is a Still-Life Artist 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z More rest, more awareness of each other, more cutting of slack. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A married mom pursuing an office crush — stupid, right? 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z After a steady diet of Hollywood deaths, real ones–the labored breathing, the body becoming a slack husk–seem uncanny, alien. Dead Tree Alert: How TV Does, and Doesn’t, Deal With Death 2013-10-24T14:59:19Z So, yes, “The Gentleman” definitely has its flaws, but let’s cut Forrest Leo some slack. ‘The Gentleman’: a Wodehouse wanna-be that (kind of) does 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z During a pandemic in which many Americans have traded their tailored slacks for leisure wear, dress codes are making an unexpected return to the dining room. Leave the Sweatshirt at Home. Dining Dress Codes Are Back. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Ms. de la Fressange, who was wearing a white Isabel Marant blouse with velvet slacks and a leather jacket, added with a Gallic shrug: “At a certain moment, don’t compete, just enjoy.” Sienna Miller and Anna Wintour Celebrate ‘American Woman’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The ship is brightly lit, the sails are slack and the crew enjoys a second ration of grog, saved for the event. 'A Burial at Sea': a spy, a ship, a murder 2011-12-14T22:53:05Z Yet she showed that even while following a singer sensitively, a conductor can subtly nudge him along so a line does not go slack. Review: In Her Met Debut, a Conductor Leads a Fresh ‘La Bohème’ 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Confusion, fear and self-esteem issues can manifest themselves in many ways, but I think it’s a rather shallow point of view to see these women are merely slacking. Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z Mark Tullos Jr., the museum’s director, remembers that he was dressed “in black slacks, a black jacket, a black shirt with the clerical collar and he was wearing a Jesuit pin on his lapel.” Elusive Forger, Giving but Never Stealing 2011-01-12T00:00:44Z As an academic, my closet is built around business casual—khaki pants and black slacks, sweaters and collared blouses—but looking presentable centers around how those clothes fit my body. None of this was supposed to happen until I got thin 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Wearing a wool V-neck sweater from Zara, Tom Ford slacks and no shoes, Mr. Daniels described the show as a “black ‘Dynasty.’ Lee Daniels Watches ‘Empire’ – and Talks Back to the Screen 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Or maybe if “Future Home” weren’t sitting next to Erdrich’s masterpieces, such as “The Plague of Doves” and “The Round House,” along with Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale,” it wouldn’t seem so slack and minor. Do we need another ‘Handmaid’s Tale’? 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z But his direction is occasionally slack and follows too many directions to properly cohere within the opera’s taut framework. Review: A searing ‘Katya Kabanova’ on the Seattle Opera stage 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z “I think it’s driven by people who are” slacking off at work and “surfing the Internet.” Arts & Leisure Preview: Reading and the Web: Texts Without Context 2010-03-17T23:19:00Z Sometimes the urgency, and by extension, the film, goes slack. "1917" is a luminous, ferociously intense "single-take" wartime experience 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Boyle does not actually mock affliction; he just never cuts it any slack. Comedy gold: Frankie Boyle – Live 2012-08-23T15:38:32Z “It was undoubtedly a dead man’s face: pale, drawn, lips parted, jaw slack. There was no life in it. Except his eyes. They were moving.” Perspective | Inside the horror website that’s freaking out millions of people 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Cosby, wearing a brown checked jacket and brown slacks, seemed more animated and attentive than he had been in prior court hearings. Court Debates Which Cosby Accusers May Testify 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z There is no slack and you are not allowed to be lazy. Bolshoi Ballet Academy to see first U.S. graduate 2012-01-31T12:40:50Z As grocers work hard to replenish in-demand items like shelf-stable goods, America’s major fast food chains are here to potentially pick up the slack. Burger King, Popeyes CEO assures restaurants have enough food to 'meet demand' amid coronavirus outbreak 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z “We all have to cut ourselves so much slack, because literally no one alive has had to deal with something like this before,” says Naumburg. Perspective | How to keep your cool with your kids when everyone is cooped up together 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Have streaming and video on demand made up the art-house slack? Having a Sundance Hit May Not Make You Rich Anymore 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Shiv’s makeover has generated a lot of Internet commentary in the “step on my face” vein, and I can see why: turtleneck sweaters and high-waisted slacks have rarely looked so ruthless. Let’s Talk About the Clothes on “Succession” 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z After a hard day slacking off at the office, they unwind on the roof of their bachelor pad with beers and a blunt. Evanston native stars in slacker comedy 2011-04-06T01:01:00Z It’s a fitful amalgam of bouncy and slack laughs mixed in with some blasts of pure physical comedy and loads of yammering heads. Review: Melissa McCarthy Takes Charge in ‘The Boss’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Sullivan is less studious and more actually offhand – there's more slack in the line than in DFW – but we're in the same territory. Pulphead: Dispatches from the Other Side of America by John Jeremiah Sullivan - review 2012-07-26T07:00:06Z It allowed me to finally cut myself some slack. John Grant: ‘Music has been a healing balm for me’ 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z They’re light-years ahead of the happy fools in “Dumb and Dumber,” as evidenced by their totems of conventional grown-up life: wives, children, unremarkable jobs, pleasant houses, sport jackets, pleated slacks, $10 haircuts and sensible cars. | 'Hall Pass': Man-Child in the Promised Land, for a Whole (Pant! Pant!) Week 2011-02-24T22:54:48Z That his performance never seemed rushed says much about the slack built into the slower tempos we are used to. Opera Review: Wagner, Sleek but Deep 2011-02-08T12:30:06Z Otherwise, cut everyone some slack and keep on listening. Social Q’s: Telling a Friend You Think Her Son Is Gay - Social Q’s 2012-10-28T04:01:21Z His models, in defiance of traditional posing, lolled and slouched, their faces slack with boredom or fatigue. Philip Pearlstein, Whose Realist Nudes Revived Portraiture, Dies at 98 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z We watch one character suddenly going slack, his face twisting and his hands stiffening in place, as if suffering a stroke. ‘Birthday Candles’ Review: Another Year, Another Cake, Another Profundity 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z “Once we knew in 2004 that the Children’s Museum was closing for three or four years, we added more programs to pick up the slack,’’ said Building Museum executive director Chase W. Rynd. The little museum that couldn’t ... 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z But you might also feel that Tony is being gratuitous, that there is a social value to well-meaning pieties and cutting people slack. Review: Ricky Gervais’s ‘After Life’ Is the Tearjerking of a Clown 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Though “Portals” goes a little slack near the end, the structuring of its moving parts and its high level of invention, continuing behind the scrims and spilling through the gap, matched Ethel’s verve. Dance Review: Dusan Tynek Dance - Review 2011-11-04T22:32:48Z So cut yourself some slack and use this tip when it’s starting to go south. 10 Common Cooking Mistakes and How to Fix Them 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z A: "No. It was fun for a while, but I was really happy when it was over to get into my slacks, T-shirts and boots and not be in hair and makeup." A Minute With: Angelina Jolie, femme fatale and busy Mom 2010-12-09T14:35:00Z The men walk slowly toward the studio — Harris in his jeans and Howard sweatshirt, Thompson in his slacks and collared shirt — exchanging stories of aches and pains and the hard miles of age. Glenn Harris and John Thompson talk time, friendship — and a little sports. 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z There are glimpses of that character in “Inadmissible Evidence” in a few of the flounces and flourishes with which Mr. Hodge drives an evening that, under Jamie Lloyd’s ceaselessly empathic direction, never goes slack. Theater Review: They're Ripping Themselves Apart Onstage, Inside and Out 2011-11-01T13:30:07Z The the "delightful tunes" and "winning performances" but the "flaccid" production was guilty of "slack storytelling". Lloyd Webber's Ward musical to close 2014-02-25T09:35:50Z Some players who wandered in from other demographics and found Magic pulled up the slack. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z A man in flared orange slacks as vivid as safety cones added: “If someone as private as Leo is buys, it’s a good sign. It means more like him can.” Palm Springs Is in Demand, With Help From Coachella 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The real nostalgia that this slack, earnest, self-help tract of a show evokes is for a time when a TV drama’s main job was to tell a story. Review: The More, Further (Final?) ‘Tales of the City’ 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z The pace is slack until the much improved second half. The Perfect American – review 2013-06-08T23:06:02Z Customers tend to clump around the counter watching this sweet miracle of science — jaws slack, hands waving through the evaporated nitrogen — as it’s repeated over and over again in rapid succession. New ice cream shops in Washington offer three different takes on frozen treats Despite the slack demand for the paid reviews, “it’s open for business and it’s not going to close any time soon,” Mitchell said. That offer asking theaters to pony up $150 for pay-to-play reviews falls flat in L.A. 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The appeal of slack key on the mainland isn’t hard to understand: the lilting sweetness and chiming resonance, the airy ease and impressive technique. Music: Dear Grammy, Is It Hawaiian Enough? 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z One version of herself willing to cut some slack is her younger self, the version that used to chug beers while hanging out with her dad. "The Flight Attendant" recap: But what about Carol? 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Wearing black slacks, a black top, platform sandals and a full-length coat, seated before some 2,000 booksellers and other industry officials, Streisand spoke of channeling her exacting filmmaking style into her domestic life. Streisand discusses design book at NYC's BookExpo 2010-05-26T02:15:00Z If you're an outdoor person, jeans/slacks and sleeves also offer some protection against ticks, which is worth thinking about as the diseases they carry get worse. ‘I Feel Pretty’ and the Rise of Beauty-Standard Denialism 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Dressed like a dapper professor emeritus from Harvard in beige slacks and a sweater, Bean takes the audience on an autobiographical stroll of his life. 'Safe at Home: An Evening With Orson Bean' is a local treasure waiting for you to discover it 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z But, in my time developing a no-knead technique for Cook’s Illustrated, the hundreds of home cooks we sent sample recipes to had difficulty transferring the slack dough to a Dutch oven. No-Knead Bread, Revisited 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z It is around this point that the 75-minute work begins to feel overextended and slack. Review: The Inescapable Vibrations of ‘Violet’ 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Over a shirt and slacks, he wears a dress like a smock. Review: In ‘Köln Concert,’ Dancing Like Everyone’s Watching 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Wary that the new focus risks further spooking markets, Ahrenkilde Hansen told reporters that going for growth did not mean a return to slack finances. “The Intouchables”: Racial comedy, French style 2012-05-22T20:45:00Z For example, Chanel’s U.S. team will not travel here; the French staff will pick up the slack. Perspective | At the Paris shows, disparate points of view beautifully coexist 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Left to their own devices, Graeber points out, people tend to do work like students at exam time, alternately cramming and slacking. The Bullshit-Job Boom 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s a tribute to sloth, slacking, impossible yearnings — the cardinal virtues. Times Critics Discuss Their Year in Books, From New Talents to Old Favorites 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z She was wearing a fitted white T-shirt, a Hermès watch with a brown band, stretchy black slacks and an oatmeal-colored cardigan sweater from her knitwear collection. Roberta Freymann Is All Over the Map by Design 2010-10-13T23:49:00Z As Max lurches from one mishap to another, the film’s natural light and raw, hand-held compositions lend his adventures a spontaneity that compensates for his perpetually slack demeanor. | 'Wah Do Dem': Seeking Excitement in Jamaica 2010-06-17T23:53:00Z Philanthropy and commercial activities can pick up the slack, of course, as in the United States. London’s Theater Cuts Matter, on Broadway and Beyond 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z “Don’t worry, baby,” she sings repeatedly during the ballad’s gentle send-off, her voice plunging low, enunciation going slack. Soft, smooth and steady: How Xanax turned American music into pill-pop 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z His playful mood was highlighted by his own outfit - Costelloe wore a jacket and tie with dark slacks, accented by white Converse sneakers. Dresses go flouncy, slinky at London Fashion Week 2010-09-17T17:18:00Z Half his body is an image of skeletal death, with his organs barely staying in his rib cage; the musculature of his other half is slack, Satanically disturbing. Exhibition Review: ‘Body Worlds: Pulse’ at Discovery Times Square 2013-05-09T20:27:43Z Regional museums and arts organisations will be hit hard by cuts in council funding and the belief that philanthropy will pick up the slack is simply unrealistic in most parts of the country. Arts bodies react to spending review 2013-06-26T15:26:11Z He didn’t drink; he wore garish Sansabelt slacks and polo shirts with their collars popped and elaborate belt buckles and visors. Phil Mickelson, Game for Anything and All Too Human 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z I chose brown Bishop of Seventh slacks, a pale gray Moth cropped cardigan, Philosophy multicolor canvas tie shoes, and a Carven chartreuse mohair oversize vest. What I Wore: My Climate-Control Issues 2011-04-08T22:36:26Z It begins as a hormonal junior high road trip, with the band in purple jackets and white slacks on a bus. Kevin Gordon Releases ?Gloryland,? His First Album Since 2005 2012-02-21T17:04:15Z Her sheer black blouse, slacks and long metallic checkered coat were all by Ackermann, a designer to whom Swinton frequently turns when dressing for events. Sheer panache: Tilda Swinton 2011-12-19T19:03:01Z However, the time of slack water was before sunrise, so the crew accomplished this feat half asleep. A different kind of coasting: Maine to Canada via the Bay of Fundy and St. John River 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z I didn't let my head get big from the praise or see it as a cue to slack on my work. The dream of thriving in academia is still a nightmare for many Black professors 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z But when those two women weren’t front and center, “Realm Variations” drifted into slack prettiness. Music Review: American Mavericks, with San Francisco Symphony, at Zankel 2012-04-01T18:48:27Z But that journey was slack: One longed for the dancing that accompanied the piece at its premiere. Review: Orchestras Large and Small and a Composer Portrait 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The figure features a light-skinned rendition of the “Black Adam” star wearing blue slacks, a black belt, sneakers and a blue golf shirt — an ensemble that Johnson has never worn in actuality. The Rock whitewashing? Actor wants Paris wax figure updated "starting with my skin color" 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z And so he went back to the drawing board with VillageVines, "given their higher-end clientele," he said, and used the site's software to fill Fatty Crab seats in slack times. I CAME HERE WITH A COUPON ? DOES THE RESTAURANT VALUE ME? 2011-04-12T21:41:05Z Over this affecting soundscape, Mr. Abraham drapes a loose coil of duets and solos; the layering is sophisticated but ultimately too slack. Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Debuts Two New Works 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Black light reactive slacks, spontaneous limbo and a venue filled with smartphone-worthy backdrops. Renwick Gallery lights up the night with its ‘Wonder at Night’ bash 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Several scenes later, she has switched to a snakeskin blouse that’s made even louder by her plain tan trench coat, slacks and fedora. Cookie Is an ‘Empire’ Builder for Fox 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z He makes disparaging comments about Joan’s appearance and snootily makes note of her “elastic-topped slacks and . . . T-shirt with a wide-angle print of Old Vienna.” Review | John le Carré left behind a novel, ‘Silverview.’ Does it live up to the spy master’s reputation? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z “Friends” made most of its social bets on gender differences, the way men get away with being chauvinists and lust buckets and layabouts, and the women have to pick up the slack. ‘Friends’ Is Turning 25. Here’s Why We Can’t Stop Watching it. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z She's dressed in well-cut slacks and blouse, her hair swinging freely around her face, and it's safe to say she looks rather marvellous today. Rosamund Pike: 'I seek adventure all the time' 2011-01-20T22:59:01Z Within minutes Princess Caroline arrived in pale linen slacks, a brown and yellow patterned top and Ray-Bans. In Transit Blog: A Brush With Art, and Royalty, in Monaco 2012-04-10T18:26:00Z Davis, wizened and wire-thin, hunched over a music stand alongside his burly young protégé, who picked up the slack whenever his idol missed a note. Wallace Roney, Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso, Is Dead at 59 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Grohl jokingly asked the audience to cut them a little slack on the funky “Under Pressure,” noting that, “It’s me and Taylor singing, not Freddie Mercury and David Bowie!” Foo Fighters’ ‘Sonic Highway’ takes them to Seattle’s Showbox | Concert review 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z The two women, repeating upper-body gestures as they sit on stools in shirts and slacks, could be factory laborers. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Reprises Her ‘Fase’ 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z I got slack from the tribes for playing. Flute Quest festival draws Mary Youngblood and her new tradition 2010-08-18T22:32:00Z We struggle to get committee members as it is – we're all volunteers and most of us are out working all day, so we don't have any slack. Public sector cuts: where they will hit 2011-03-25T08:30:00Z At the accounting firm KPMG, the “appropriate” list includes “gauchos or cropped slacks if worn with jacket or sweater set.” It’s summer in Washington. Don’t put your best flip-flop forward. He became active in the drama society, performed sketches with Dudley Moore, started to direct, slacked on the academic front, graduated with a third and decided his future lay in the theatre. Ken Loach: ‘If you’re not angry, what kind of person are you?’ 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The 51-year-old Mr. Bernstein, clad in “Black Watch tartan slacks, a turtleneck shirt and a blue blazer,” was his eager tutee. ArtsBeat: Remembering Those Radical Chic Evenings 2011-03-16T20:45:38Z Perhaps Hall was offering a corrective to the slack psychologizing that had taken hold as film and television consolidated their cultural primacy. Remembering theater director and Royal Shakespeare founder Peter Hall, who turned language into life 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Because it was my first time making them, I cut myself some slack. My late grandma left a mark with her dinner rolls. Why can’t I? 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z This has left the community composting sites picking up the city's slack, operating at close to capacity. As food scrap collection peaks, New York community compost sites face evictions 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Or the one whose child shows up with assignments undone, because the parent wants the child to learn the consequences of slacking off? Motherlode: Whose Failing Grade Is It? 2011-05-20T18:36:25Z Though there are moments when the tension goes slack, the cast steps up to keep things afloat. 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' packs emotional firepower in a rip-roaring ride 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Slack key — a Hawaiian guitar style using open tunings created by "slacking," or loosening, the strings — is known for its mellow pace and moonlit melodies, but Kaapana brings ginger to the form. Honoree Ledward Kaapana at The Triple Door 2011-09-22T21:27:06Z Dumezweni enters in the third episode and tightens up some of the slack in the later acts, especially the dragging courtroom scenes. HBO's "The Undoing" does the incredible: Make us nostalgic for lifestyles of the rich and bothered 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Even when he is clearly problematic, she cuts him some slack. Pablo Picasso, the Pariah of Paris 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z We don't fleece, we don't slack, we don't privilege our worries above the worries of the kids in the front row. Godspeed You! Black Emperor – the full transcript 2012-10-11T09:18:54Z Even an exchange Ruth has with Keith, who worms his way into Ruth's workspace to fish for information, should crackle with tension, but it feels slack. Despite a steely performance, Sandra Bullock's dreary film of life after prison is "Unforgivable" 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Now, more than a decade later, MoMA is picking up the slack with a survey show of new art called “Soundings: A Contemporary Score,” which opens Saturday. Art Review: ‘Soundings’ Features Art With Audio Elements 2013-08-08T20:41:20Z But cut the old guy a little slack. ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’ Review: OK, Boomer 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z It may look random and flung together, but it is beautifully crafted and, once they've cut out the slack, this will be a show to rival Crocosmia. Gloriously daft 2010-08-27T13:44:00Z Apple is a big player now and has enemies to match – it's no longer being cut the slack the media reserve for the underdog. David Mitchell: are smug Apple users losing their cachet? 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z I felt my shoulders slack; I was fitting in. Glitter and Cotija: The poignance of my first lunch out with my daughter 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z A few yards away, was a real street photograph: an unplanned, unmanaged shot of a young woman in white slacks, top and bare midriff in a New York City crosswalk. An Exhibition That Blends the Runway and the Street 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Pahinui grew up around "music, music, music," surrounded by a family entrenched in slack key, he said. Slack-key festival brings Hawaiian sounds and spirit to Seattle 2010-10-13T20:46:00Z The unemployed woman goes on to explain why she can’t possibly work, and how she expects her husband to pick up the extra slack. Unemployed bride-to-be complains that her fiance won't get second job: 'That's a huge red flag' 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z If the scanner catches them slacking, they can be automatically reported. 16 secrets of Amazon warehouse employees 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Young children are the hardest to plan for, so you will need to cut yourself a lot of slack. Perspective | What’s a working parent to do this summer? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Brian tries earnestly to reel in his father’s slack but is quickly overwhelmed by the monumental task. In ‘Summer Brother,’ Sibling Bonding During a Season of Turmoil 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Jesse Greenberg sets the mood with a meltdown of a new sculpture called “Brick Birth I”; its burst-through center is festooned with slack restraining ropes. ‘New Hells’ 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z In this production, the cast wears contemporary business-casual clothes — button-down shirts and slacks for the men, blouses and skirts for the women. Ivo van Hove brings his stripped-down 'View From the Bridge' to Los Angeles 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z His tether was in plain sight, neither evidently taut nor slack. ArtsBeat: Lots of Drama, but No Fall, During Spider-Man Rehearsal 2011-05-06T23:02:16Z At eighty-four, he is still approachably handsome, dressed as if headed to a wine tasting in Napa: slacks and a light-blue Oxford shirt, with the sleeves rolled up. Tab Hunter’s Secrets 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z She often dresses in a black blazer and matching slacks, a slightly preppy look. This Is What It’s Like to Be Homeless in New York City 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z But in the scheme of things, I’d cut this mom some slack. ?Social Q?s: Of Course, She?s Worried: Social Q?s 2011-10-20T21:38:28Z The men, barefoot and wearing worn slacks and shirts, sway softly, palms forward, eyes rolled back, lips moving noiselessly. Whirling Along The Borders Of Israeli Life 2011-01-16T03:00:04Z You recognize that you were going up against objectively tough odds — yet you don’t cut yourself even an inch of slack. “She’s going down”: Star GOP strategist Stuart Stevens on why Hillary Clinton won’t be the Democratic nominee 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z “I am constantly perplexed and amazed by how little slack we cut each other as women,” she wrote. How Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Has Become a Role Model for Other Celebrities 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Men avail themselves of uniforms whenever they choose a suit for work, a tux for evening or slacks and a polo shirt on weekends. Am I Done Suffering for Fashion? 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z He’s unpredictable, inconsistent, maddening and exciting; for a while he’d lose focus and grow slack and dull, but then snap back into focus and attack the music again. Critic’s Notebook: Black Flag Returns, in Two Permutations 2013-05-29T16:39:52Z In his gold jacket and tie with striped bell-boy slacks, he could have been primping to headline at the Apollo Theatre in 1959. Review: Shrinking Super Bowl entertainment 2014-02-03T02:49:00Z Afterward, couples stand in front of the building’s blue shutters and pose for photos, some wearing full wedding attire, complete with bridal veil and pocket square, others in summer dresses and slacks. How Gibraltar Became Europe’s Pandemic Wedding Hot Spot 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z SUN Music and hula performances, visual arts, Hawaiian cuisine, activities including fresh flower lei workshops, genealogy, slack key guitar and ukulele workshops, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z They get a lot of slack with regard to the violence. When Rakim met Wretch 32 2011-08-12T23:11:03Z And the slack attempts to relocate this den of junkies to modern-day Seattle aren't persuasive. 'The Connection' links addicts, their audience 2011-08-11T21:04:04Z All slack flow without definition and drive, the dancing provides no match or counterbalance for Gandini’s virtuosity. Review: Gandini Juggling’s Drab ‘Spring’ Mixes It Up With Dancers 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The show, performed without intermission and with few slack passages, is a potent, heartfelt survey of histories and positions, and it grows increasingly intimate and even visually poetic the further in Davidman gets. ‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ revives Roth’s Middle East Festival at Mosaic 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Her clothes usually tell us so, and, frankly, she was slacking on Sunday. 2010-02-16T00:26:00Z That doesn’t mean that the show can’t go slack over time or veer into campy “Twin Peaks” territory, but it at least has a promising start. ‘The Leftovers,’ on HBO, a Tale of Mysterious Disappearances 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z “He knew if the ship was being towed, there would be no slack in the line. He understood the movement of the water, the tides, the sun and the moon.” John Stobart, Celebrated Maritime Painter, Dies at 93 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The women were dressed in ordinary clothes — slacks and blouses. The diplomat and the killer: Death squads, dirty war and the untold story of H. Carl Gettinger 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z JJS’s best subject is himself, and the line goes a little slack sometimes when he’s not in play, as in his historical essay on the naturalist Constantine Rafinesque. Is John Jeremiah Sullivan the New Tom Wolfe? Yes. Yes He Is. 2011-10-27T05:45:54Z The pairing is felicitous, though the result is not as consistently funny as their earlier show, especially in the slack second act. Review: ‘The Alchemist,’ a Play in Search of Comedy Gold 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z He shapes his material with a slack hand for a feature-length documentary and sets his sights narrowly for an event amply covered in other media. Movie Review: ‘Tahrir: Liberation Square,’ Chronicles 2011 Cairo Protests 2012-06-10T22:38:23Z Dressed in black slacks and a glittery black shirt, Diamond followed a predictable set list, but the pacing was impeccable. Neil Diamond sings like a man half his age at KeyArena 2012-07-24T17:49:04Z Working on them made him feel slack and etiolated, like a marathoner forced to stagger around the track a second time. ‘Selected Letters,’ Norman Mailer’s Correspondence 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z This was a reading of the “Goldbergs” too modern for purists of historically informed performance, yet also far from the slack indulgence of Lang Lang’s divisive recording. A Pianist’s Rare Visit to New York Reveals His Personality 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z And aren’t we willing to cut her a little slack for her medical scare? Social Q?s: The Sound of Two Hands Texting 2010-12-03T01:12:00Z The hope is that the big-budget actioner’s overseas performance will pick up the slack given Cruise’s star power in foreign markets. 'Fault in Our Stars' tops Tom Cruise's 'Edge of Tomorrow' for No. 1 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z In this sequel to their 2013 “Evolution of Mom Dancing” performance, the duo — donning matching pink cardigans and capri slacks — danced choreographed routines based on mundane chores such as the… Watch Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon Dance Like Moms 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z On a recent sunny afternoon at a golf club in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, Garcia looked appropriately casual chic in a light-blue button-down shirt and beige slacks. Andy Garcia Is the Father of the Bride in More Ways Than One 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Which means, she says, that parents should cut themselves some slack. After months in lockdown, we need some new memories. But can you ‘make’ them? 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Listen to the slack rumble of “Dust,” the unhurried stride of “Outside,” the cool gallop of “Berlin Got Blurry.” Parquet Courts: Rock-and-roll against oblivion 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Jamie Johnson, a top Perry official, stands nearby and says he thinks the super PAC can pick up a lot of the slack with commercials, while Perry spends as much time as possible in Iowa. The zombie apocalypse has arrived, and it’s in Iowa with Rick Perry 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Thursday night’s farewell episode of American Idol was poorly produced, at times slack in pace, and subject to simply bizarre decisions as to staging and song choice. Review: The Finale of 'American Idol' Was a Glorious Mess 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z That said, we cut diners some slack for cultural considerations. The secrets of a maitre d’: what it’s really like feeding the 1% 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z The way you cut yourself slack is by owning that more complicated narrative. Why Is the Greatest Love of All Also the Hardest? 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z If a man who operated as the head of a “traditional” family were to be fired, or get sick, lose his job, who was going to pick up the slack? Men aren’t ending 2012-09-11T17:56:00Z Broadwater speaks in quiet, measured tones, attired in a blue dress shirt, black slacks and double strap dress shoes, his thick gray hair pulled back in braids. Anthony Broadwater was wrongfully convicted four decades ago — and fought to get his life back 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “If I get bored, then I’d have to stop. Everything would go slack. And I suspect if I stop being frightened, that would be a bad thing, too.” Nigella Lawson Was Never Just a Domestic Goddess 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Somber and shining, the number also feels slack and unearned, a call to emotions that the opera hasn’t aroused. Review: ‘Cold Mountain,’ at Santa Fe Opera, Recounts a Separated Lover’s Arduous Journey 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z As the camera zoomed in on Lamar, wearing dark slacks, slip-on loafers and a T-shirt that glowed pink under the lights, the rapper looked into the audience and revealed eyes covered by blackened lenses. Kendrick Lamar is an essential voice for Los Angeles and beyond 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Parents also need to cut themselves some slack. Six ways parents can stay connected with their teen sons 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Frankly it’s not something I’m fixated on, and I’ve cut myself some slack. Salma Hayek on an Epically Bad Dinner Party 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z You need to cut your boyfriend some slack that he didn’t talk about marriage in the first few months, that’s really understandable until you’re more serious about one another. My boyfriend won’t marry me, even though we plan to start a family 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z But Mr. Jungk’s tight, strange novel has been transformed into a slack, mild pageant with an alluring soundtrack. Music Review: ‘The Perfect American,’ by Philip Glass, at Teatro Real 2013-02-01T16:17:23Z “What you’re doing is almost too good,” Mr. Ashford told Mr. Criss, who stood panting slightly in dress slacks and a blue T-shirt from his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Darren Criss of ?Glee? Fills Daniel Radcliffe?s Shoes 2012-01-02T18:51:19Z And while, thankfully, some of the slack is being taken up by newer nonprofit newsrooms, by public radio and by local television stations, it’s simply not enough. Perspective | Cleveland’s double crisis — coronavirus and a shrinking number of reporters to cover it 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z She seemed nearly unchanged: tall and thin, with slack brown hair just above her shoulders, and a lean, no-frills yet delicate British face, devoid of makeup, that she has called “plain.” Sarah Lucas, Unmasked: From Perverse to Profound 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Tassler indicated she was giving Jones some slack for his age, saying her own 24-year-old son said some things between 19 and 24 that she wished he hadn't. CBS welcoming actor Angus Jones back to comedy 2013-01-12T21:31:05Z At Thursday’s show Ms. Maye, attired in her usual glittery black shirt and slacks, was every inch the indomitable trouper trumpeting Mr. Herman’s upbeat messages. Music Review: Marilyn Maye at Feinstein?s - Review 2011-11-08T23:59:31Z She started to explain why things were trickier now, how she no longer had anyone to pick up the slack. How Camila Cabello Lost Some Friends and Found Her Voice 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z In characterizing her appearance, agents noted: “Wears slacks constantly.” Berenice Abbott: She Was a Camera 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Now and then, she seemed cautious, sometimes taking an extra moment to prepare a phrase, which let the line go slack. Review: Bellini’s ‘La Sonnambula,’ Sung by Promising Young Voices 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z I’m inclined to cut the writers some slack only because this week they come through with Cameron, who had also been too thinly drawn until now. 'Halt and Catch Fire' Recap: When Technology Is Your Best Friend 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z His reply — Fiat Tipo — led to the lines, “Riding in my Fiat/You really have to see it/Six-feet-two in a compact/No slack but luckily the seats go back.” How Louis Theroux Became a ‘Jiggle Jiggle’ Sensation at Age 52 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Rather than flaunting the latest trends, her personal style veers toward casual flowing dresses and comfortably loose slacks and tops. Up Close: The Roundabout Route to NoLIta 2011-04-20T17:49:41Z Yamagata Tweakster is a tongue-in-cheek solo artist who dresses in slacks and a tie and sings and dances with his laptop. | Sean Patrick Maylone 2011-08-10T17:36:15Z But I am willing to cut your son some slack, and hope that you and his stepmother will do the same. Social Q’s: Announcing a Death on Social Media 2012-10-18T16:47:08Z Bodies are as pliable as a slack rope. Paul Taylor proves staying power of '70s and '80s dance 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Not that he plays her in drag; other than the hat, which he quickly removes, he wears neutral clothing — black slacks and shirt — with only black toenail polish to acknowledge the gender twist. Review: Abzug and Fierstein, on the Same Ticket in ‘Bella Bella’ 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z And I learned to give myself some slack. The healing power of "Philadelphia" 2011-05-18T18:01:00Z With his shock of silky dark hair and his svelte form clad in black sneakers, black slacks and a dark T-shirt, the handsome Mr. Volpi was looking especially boyish. Demis Volpi?s ?Private Light? at City Center 2011-11-04T20:47:50Z And “Hey Skinny Santa!” encourages Kriss Kringle to pack on the pounds after several months of slacking. Holiday Music for the Joyful, the Lonely and the Skeptical 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Whatever the case, the director, Michael Hoffman, isn’t able to galvanize the comedy with his often slack staging. Movie Review: ‘Gambit’ Stars Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz 2014-04-27T22:08:22Z So now that you’ll be slacking with just two shows in previews — After ‘Clyde’s,’ Lynn Nottage Just Has Two Shows Onstage. ‘Whew!’ 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z For the final Allegro, a twitching figure gets volleyed about amid blasts of dissonance — the aural equivalent of wearing orange socks with red slacks. CD reviews: Early music on the cutting edge 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dolester Miles bought a pair of black slacks and a sequined blouse to wear to the James Beard Foundation awards ceremony in Chicago this month. An Alabama Chef and Her Beloved Desserts Hit the Big Time 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Victim of a vicious sack So gruesome all our jaws went slack. Style Invitational Week 1310: The Year in Redo, Part 2 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s just a red, long-sleeve polo sweater that he wears with a pair of gold chains, black loafers and dark slacks that are all but tucked into a pair of creamy-looking socks. Jerrod Carmichael Knows How to Wear the Truth 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Thanking the journalist for a box of chocolates, Lee – "dressed in a clean but faded T-shirt and loosely fitting gingham slacks" – said she was "most kind". Harper Lee 2010-06-28T14:03:00Z The fact that I’m a writer at all is thanks, in no small part, to all my slacking hours. In praise of idle hands: Underemployed and unashamed in America 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The singers still often wear tailcoats, white shirts and bow ties, but they now also perform in more casual attire, sometimes switching between sweaters and slacks and tuxedos. Arts: Embracing the Renaissance and YouTube, Too 2010-05-30T02:55:00Z Thank God a dear friend clued me in on how to avoid making this new activity a new full-time gig: I could slack during the winter months, but only if I were single. I shaved my legs like I found love: Notes on body hair, Inauguration Day and a new day rising 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z It's intriguingly murky stuff, but the show sits awkwardly between fact and fiction in a slack and often uncertainly acted production that entirely lacks the thriller-like momentum it requires to make you care. Gibraltar – review 2013-04-01T14:34:36Z People forced into proximity with each other need to be prepared to cut each other some slack. How was it for everyone? The rules for sex in a flatshare 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z At one point Obama, wearing white slacks and a beaded necklace, danced onstage under the tent to a live performance of “Birthday B----” by Florida recording artist Trap Beckham, who swapped in “Prez” for “B----.” Obama at 60: Feet on the dance floor, eyes on the future 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Vienna has grown corrupt under his slack leadership, but he doesn't want to be the heavy. 'Measure for Measure': Pop the cork and settle in for the latest free Shakespeare in Griffith Park 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Grossman's own impressive narrative gifts are occasionally undermined by slack pacing. In Austin Grossman's supernatural novel, 'Crooked,' Richard Nixon meets H.P. Lovecraft 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z His strangulated cry mulches phonemes and petulantly drags the last word in a line; sometimes he drifts into flamboyantly slack vowels that seem way more West Coast surfer than East Coast skater. New Music: Career In Motion Discovers A Perch 2011-07-25T21:45:24Z In the winter, many of us wear dark jeans or slacks, clothing very forgiving of spots and stains. How to battle six stains of summer 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z If the final act reads as a bit slack compared with the rest of the novel, it is a testament to how energetic the narrative movement is nearly everywhere else. A Heroine Who Lives at Once in Elizabethan England and 21st-Century New York 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z A clean-cut young cop shadows a top officer under suspicion in “The Policeman’s Lineage,” an undercover thriller that turns muddled and goes slack just when the pursuit should be heating up. ‘The Policeman’s Lineage’ Review: Undercover and Overcaffeinated 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Every slack element of the show has been tightened up. 'S’all good, man': How Better Call Saul became superior to Breaking Bad 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The pacing is a little slack, and the four-person company doesn’t seem as tight as it might be. Review: ‘9 Circles,’ a Soldier’s Story (and the Damage Done) 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Cut them some slack and scroll down fast. Social Q?s: Handling a Significant Other?s Fashion Sense 2012-02-16T22:00:24Z Arms wrapped around his knees, which are covered in practical black slacks, he has been perched on the cool marble curb in front of the Supreme Court since 4:30 in the morning. The waiting games: As Supreme Court deliberates, the rest of us line up 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Wearing a checked sport coat and bright slacks that seem a size or two big, Mr. Stanhope avoids his usual opening-line shock. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z At the time, 1950s signifiers like ducktail haircuts and pink pegged slacks had scarcely been glimpsed for years outside the set of “Happy Days” or the Broadway production of “Grease.” Robert Gordon, Punk Rocker Turned Rockabilly Revivalist, Dies at 75 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But as usual, Bertie has bitten off more than his slack jaws can chew. London Theater Journal: On Artifice and Oxygen, Earnest and Jeeves 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z That’s certainly how he looked, in white band-collar shirt, loose brown linen jacket and black baggy slacks, arriving at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art one morning, to brainstorm. The Ascension of Peter Zumthor 2011-03-13T05:00:20Z At more than 700 pages, this is the longest book in the series, the most mournful — and the slackest. Hilary Mantel’s Triumphant New Novel Brings Thomas Cromwell Across the Finish Line 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “It’s almost ... savory,” said a sober clerk in pullover and tailored slacks presiding over a near-empty floor on a recent rainy evening. Critical Shopper: Boutique Features Bottega Veneta Resort Line 2012-01-18T20:00:05Z But the second act, at the Wartburg court, is slack, framed by endlessly shifting sheer, silky curtains, perhaps meant to contrast Venus’s viscous ooze. Review: Opera Lovers, Make a Pilgrimage to Munich for ‘Tannhäuser’ 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z She looked to be in her early 50s; she wore nondescript slacks and a pink and gray fleece jacket with little hearts on it. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Confessions of a purse snatcher 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, his model metropolis never comes to fruition and both he and his bureau liaison get much of the slack for destroying one of America's greatest cities. 2012 Black List unveils best unproduced screenplays 2012-12-19T13:40:21Z Until that changes, Wembley and Twickenham will have to take up the slack. Kathryn Hunter, actor – portrait of the artist 2013-02-26T17:00:03Z Some economists have argued that in a time of slack the multiple should be bigger, because there’s more capacity to respond to the extra demand. What can we learn from the Great Depression? 2012-08-27T11:45:00Z Notably, Mr. Trump did not cut Mr. Franken the same sort of slack: Franken and Trump, Hiding Behind Their ‘Jokes’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Dressed in a dark jacket, white slacks and sunglasses she later bashfully confessed were Gucci knockoffs, Finley looked as though she were jetting to a Cape Cod charity luncheon directly after her talk. Karen Finley's portrayal of the widowed first lady in 'The Jackie Look' kicks off the Broad's feminist series 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Every passage is scrutinised and shaped for dramatic intent, but Wilson also knows how to make an orchestra swing so hard the chains go slack. West Side Story – review 2012-07-06T16:59:01Z It’s a statement that implies she’s been given so much slack on the line it’s easy to forget she’s tethered at all. What’s the Buzz for Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito 2013-04-18T09:45:32Z Later in the day, however, she issued a statement cutting airport security some slack and saying she was glad she'd "started a dialogue" by speaking up. Alyssa Milano blasts Heathrow security for breast milk confiscation 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z I do think we need to cut the past some slack because the tendency is to disqualify people for their imperfections. Humorist Mo Rocca’s ‘Mobituaries’ makes for lively reading 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Doc drifts through this territory and past its weird and menacing claim holders with a doper’s what-me-worry smile, his jaw slacking with bafflement or wonderment, sometimes both. ‘Inherent Vice,’ Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z You talk early in “Who Owns the Future?” about Kodak — about thousand of jobs being destroyed, and Instagram picking up the slack — but with almost no jobs produced. Jaron Lanier: The Internet destroyed the middle class 2013-05-12T16:00:00Z Her dancers wore blue trousers, which is to say she made a show of slacks. Beyoncé’s True Political Statement This Week? It Wasn’t at a Clinton Rally 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z I’m not suggesting much actual sympathy should be felt, either for them, or us – we’re not saving whales or researching killer diseases – but cutting them a little slack is only fair. Cara Delevingne should be cut some slack – TV interviews are seldom fun 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z People should become morally more rigorous in their thinking, but better about cutting themselves slack. Want to go vegan? One author’s advice: Do it gradually. 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z I will cut him a little slack for this, because time limits of the show usually dictate cutting down the length of songs. Archuleta's 'Imagine' performed well, but why must he change the lyric? 2010-04-11T20:31:00Z At close to two hours, Wednesday’s performance felt slow at times, and some of the dynamism slacked off in the middle. Music Review: Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin 2013-01-03T23:10:05Z The opposite of the kind of high-strung, insecure narcissist implied by the term diva, Ms. Maye, who appeared in a sequined shirt and slacks, is grounded and serenely audience-friendly. Music Review: The Broadway That?s Forever Buoyant 2010-10-12T21:37:00Z The store, while small, is certainly not slacking on taxidermy, the pre-eminent staple of modern retail design. Critical Shopper | Alexis Bittar: Alexis Bittar?s Jewelry on Madison Avenue 2010-03-10T01:39:00Z I would have been beside her, chugging ice cream at 4 a.m., but now I'm slacking in the rear, screaming, "Please baby, wait for daddy." Watching Netflix's "Old Dads" reminded me why I should’ve had kids in high school 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Vexing and humor deficient as the current season is relative to the previous, there's enough going for it to make it worthwhile to ride out the slack, beyond any completist urges. Unless "Cobra Kai" learns new moves, it may be time for Netflix to sweep the leg 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z It's not as if Eigenberg ever slacked off in maintaining his physique; he also plays a main role in "Chicago Fire." "And Just Like That," Steve offers a chance at renewal – but did he have to be so mean about it? 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z In fact, I know many adults who have poor self-regulation in the face of panic, so we must cut children some slack. Perspective | My 3-year-old says everything is ‘scary’ — including his chores. Is he manipulating me? 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Carrie Tucker, 40, a Brooklyn Heights freelance writer, said she was slacking on her workouts, mostly the elliptical trainer and free weights. Adults Catch the Gymnastics Bug 2012-11-05T22:37:03Z I'd say cutting the past some slack and seeking some understanding from it. Mo Rocca on "Mobituaries," celebrity deaths and what we get wrong about Billy Carter 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Prices typically range from €200 for slacks or sweaters to €1,000 evening gowns. 2010-01-05T06:10:00Z Usually George’s features are slack, his sentences mumbled and incomplete, his eyes cloudy under heavy brows. Review: Richard Gere in ‘Time Out of Mind,’ a Life Adrift on the Margins 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z And a slack, overlong middle section inside Voight’s mansion — itself an intricately designed puzzle — cries out for a more ruthless editor. ‘Hellraiser’ Review: Hurt Me, Please 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z These days, we common people might ask Juvenal to cut us a little slack. With the Ringling era ending, two acrobatic shows fly high with modern takes on the circus 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Crime didn’t go down when hitchhiking slacked off, he added. Tales of a 60-year-old hitchhiker 2013-02-27T01:00:00Z This gets folded into thin won-ton wrappers along with curls of raw onion, which grow slack and faintly sweet as the dumplings steam. At Nansense, Afghan Comfort Comes From an Unlikely Place: a Former Mail Truck 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Or would you continue to cut him some slack? Perspective | Ask Amy: Biblical lender should have looked to Shakespeare 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Frances Fisher, as Rose’s mother Ruth, gets a little more slack: in a well-turned scene, she explains that Rose’s marriage to Cal will save a noble family drowning in debt. Titanic, TIME and Me 2012-04-04T20:24:41Z Mr. Schneider, in shoes, slacks and ghostly white face paint, and with various devices taped to his biceps, rushed to the back of the Invisible Dog space to rejigger the lighting program. Andrew Schneider’s ‘Youarenowhere’ Is at the Coil Festival 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Collared shirts and slacks are required for men at dinner, and evening attire for women. In Transit: Q&A: Hiking and Dining on Oahu 2011-05-24T16:23:08Z A young man wears a white waiter’s shirt and black worker’s slacks and stands over a bin. A Lifetime of Reading Taught Min Jin Lee How to Write About Her Immigrant World 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The audience, of course, is free to take up the slack, to despise Pete and Debbie, even at the risk of hypocrisy. Movie Review: ‘This Is 40,’ From Judd Apatow and Starring Paul Rudd 2012-12-20T18:32:19Z Dressed stylishly in a red and white Escada jacket and dark slacks, she looks born to live well, to have a tennis court and swimming pool and an assistant who brings her tea. Mary Higgins Clark active as ever at age 85 2013-04-11T11:46:10Z But that kind of cuts him some slack. ‘The Glass Castle’ writer Jeannette Walls on the movie version of her difficult life with daddy. 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z So apart from segregating all parents away from non-parents in any enclosed environment, there’s nothing to do but cut each other a little slack. What the Toddler-Hating Diner Owner Teaches Us About Parenting 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z It was all so clumsy, but Ted didn’t address it as he silently pulled me toward him, his face slack with disbelief. It Wasn’t Me He Wanted 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z He wears the same clothes throughout — blue shirt, blue vest, blue blazer, gray slacks — and he sketches characters sparingly, with accents and funny voices kept to a minimum. ‘Walking With Ghosts’ Review: Gabriel Byrne Roams His Past 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z It was the show that first brought Wallace fame as a hard-boiled interviewer, a “Mike Malice” who rarely gave his subjects any slack. Mike Wallace, ?60 Minutes? Star Interviewer, Dies at 93 2012-04-08T14:57:40Z He is a total professional, and never slacks off, even for a second, when he knows his name is on the marquee. Hit the road, Jack Reacher: why Tom Cruise should ditch the goody two-shoes act 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z He complimented her on the way her bell-bottom slacks fit. Review: ‘A Kim Jong-il Production’ Recounts a Bizarre Legacy 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z A tortured novelist who takes seven years to write a book gets cut a lot of slack. So ?Lost? Is Over: Now What?s to Be Found? 2011-01-28T14:32:47Z At this point the narrative deliberately goes slack as Ms. Pool weighs her options. Review: Modern-Day Conflicts Creep Into Idyllic ‘Santoalla’ 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The trick: stay seated, and let the engine pick up your slack and ferry you up steep pitches with about the effort of a brisk walk down a flat city street. The Swiss Alps on an Electric Bicycle 2011-08-26T19:00:31Z Ringwald, with her snub nose and slightly slack jaw, was obviously very pretty as a teenager, but she looks like a teenager you might have been friends with at school. Why I'd like to be ... Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Buying slacks after years of wearing jeans, Mr. Guy said, “made me confront my identity.” Hip-Hop as Bravado and Legacy for Men’s Fashion 2012-11-14T21:50:13Z The big question, of course, is will-he-won’t-he stop Oswald, but it’s a long haul to the fateful day, and the wires go slack from time to time. In Stephen King?s Latest, Trying to Stop Lee Harvey Oswald 2011-11-02T15:57:51Z Mr. Steele wore his own vintage black leather jacket, with a borrowed burgundy and black polka-dot shirt, borrowed black slacks and borrowed black and red loafers from AllSaints. Sinister Siblings From ‘The Great Comet’ Go to Fashion Week 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z His eyes are unfocused and his jaw’s gone all slack. HGTV: Winning the war for gay marriage 2012-05-17T16:00:00Z Finally, Christie settled into a heavy stillness, eyes fixed in an expression of helpless horror, mouth slack. Chris Christie steals the show 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Russell gives a tense, believable performance and manages to avoid being upstaged by his own costumes: the garish checked slacks and blazers favored by Brooks. On Silver Screen, a Bit of Gold 2014-02-04T23:04:55Z A saxophonist tried to pick up the slack, to no avail. Prince at the United Center more fizzle than sizzle 2012-09-25T06:45:00Z This one is made by the dead Christ’s slack and slightly open mouth. Peter Paul Rubens was a brilliant sensationalist 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z I'm not quite so enthralled, particularly when the satire gets precious and the pacing is slack and indulgent. 'Circle Mirror' is drama class-turned-reality show 2011-10-27T21:39:03Z She found a silky floral shell and a beautiful sweater in rose, pink and cream to wear with some slacks. Are Genetic Testing Sites the New Social Networks? 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s hard to understand the difference between a tux and slacks, in terms of “appropriate” attire. Catholic school pulls senior’s yearbook photo because she wore a tuxedo 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Do we just cut writers more slack than filmmakers? Is Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' bound for the 'Interstellar' trap? 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The seat belt fit comfortably, and it seemed like it could easily fit someone larger than me, although I couldn't see the slack since I was buckled in. Eat your way through Niagara Falls 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z One hand falls slack across the other, underlining his larger pose of total exhaustion. Bronze sculptures in 'Power and Pathos' at the Getty capture pivotal era 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The Boys were dressed to impress in matching white jackets and slacks and black shirts. Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne rock WaMu Theater | Concert review 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The dancers are all male, and often clad only in gray slacks. Dance Review: Compagnie Thor Performs ?To the Ones I Love? - Review 2011-09-30T22:56:26Z “It was just a part of my life since I was a kid,” she said, sitting cross-legged on the couch in a loose white button-up over black slacks and black crew socks. Danielle Deadwyler Is the Beating Heart of ‘Till’ 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z My hair was wound in a bun and I was fitted with slacks and a trim blue flowered blouse to wear beneath my lab coat. My Cancelled Detectives 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The imperial response to all this was slack and inept, and Huang, fulfilling his duty as a public intellectual, said so directly to the emperor. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z The technique, says the chef, means fried chicken that never goes slack — even when he takes some home and stows it in the refrigerator overnight. Central review: A protege keeps his master’s magic alive 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z He likes to emphasize the melodic shape of a work more than its harmonic grounding; a “Tristan” Prelude and Liebestod on an iffy Wagner collection is therefore pretty, but slack. What Gustavo Dudamel’s Recordings Reveal About His Conducting 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z So cut her a little slack for now. Work Advice: Parenting is thankless. Helping out a parent shouldn’t be. 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z She cut him so much slack, and he totally embarrassed her, and the thing with her father, all of it. 'Mad Men's' Matthew Weiner greets the end with exhilaration, woe 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Back then, however, she was cutting her U.K.-born parents some slack. Mischa Barton sues ex-manager mom, alleging fraud and breach of contract 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z To enter the upper reaches of the river, the crew was obliged to wait for the onset of “slack water,” or a brief period of time when the river’s outflow matches the tide’s inflow. A different kind of coasting: Maine to Canada via the Bay of Fundy and St. John River 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Recognizing that the concept of romance “is blindness beyond all conceiving,” she settles on the specter of death, whose “road” is always “leaving and falling back / like a rope gone slack.” The enigmatic genius of Joanna Newsom 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Tammy starts slacking, and her family frets over the cause. What to watch on Monday: ‘The Black Pack: We Three Kings’ on CW 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z It also deliciously deals with the consequences of underperforming or slacking off or talking back, as conflicts and mistakes work their way up to the captain, who is never pleased. Perspective | Here’s to the class-conflicted, workplace-inappropriate ‘Below Deck’ — TV’s ideal mental vacation 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z In fact, for the spring 2019 men’s collections, a handful of designers reconsidered the staid rules of tailoring and are proposing updated — and more inventive — ideas for wearing blazers and slacks. Four Ways to Wear a Suit This Spring (and Summer) 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z She completed the look with royal blue slacks and pumps, fully complimenting the Warriors’ team colors. Nancy Pelosi's yellow motorcycle jacket likened to Elvis, Michael Jackson, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Kill Bill' 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z "Yes, they probably would have cut me a little slack, but I didn't want to disappoint." Gina Rodriguez staying grounded despite 'Jane's' success 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Wearing a yellow shirt and beige polyester slacks in his poolside sitting room, its Sherwood-green carpet bleached by 40 years of California sunshine, he welcomed a reporter into his home. Is Stan Lee Being Held Prisoner by Real-Life Villains? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z It was a tumultuous year of change, yet women in the space program weren’t permitted to wear slacks. The hard-charging space program: Breakthroughs, breakups and breakneck 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z “If addiction stories run on the fuel of darkness … then recovery is often seen as the narrative slack, the dull terrain of wellness,” she writes. Can Sobriety Be as Interesting as Addiction? A Writer Wonders 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Like that moment Achilles rises up and decides he’s not going to slack off. Holy D.C. connection! A local comic book writer used to work for the CIA! 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z More alarming are the slack passages, the repetitions, the lack of anything truly fresh to say. Review: In ‘Deep South,’ Paul Theroux Takes an Eye-Opening Road Trip 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z And despite such echoes, the composition of “Time Lapse” is slack. Dance Review: Misnomer Dance Theater at Joyce SoHo 2011-12-12T23:21:34Z Agents say that digital sales are starting to make up the slack at Sundance. More Movies at Sundance Are Sidestepping the Big Screen 2014-01-13T00:51:34Z But I do love people and I try to cut them slack when I'm out. Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Now, Migos are scrambling to show off their muscles, while Future is happily going slack. In Atlanta’s Ever-Shifting Hip-Hop Scene, Future and Migos Keep Innovating 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Here was a dangling man who was determined not to go slack. Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “What that says to me is that you probably haven’t bought slacks in a while.” How politicians get camera-ready: Stylists and media training 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Over the summer, I grew slack, and then started to seize up. Tim Dowling: My thighs are burning. Am I ready for couples' pilates? 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Sokolow’s physical language is simple and stark, like Eleanor Bunker’s costumes: gray slacks and tanks or T-shirts for the men; long, body-skimming dresses for the women, sometimes hidden under sheer gray shifts. 2010-02-15T22:28:00Z Frederick told the Washington Post he first tried the haircut on his own 12-year old son after he was slacking in school, and said his grades “dramatically skyrocketed” after he got his bald spot. This Barber Is Punishing Unruly Kids By Giving Them Ridiculous Old-Man Haircuts 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z And there are a lot of other characters picking up the slack. Mike Judge on ‘Silicon Valley,’ T.J. Miller’s Exit and How ‘Idiocracy’ Endures 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z They all watch the last man, 72-year-old Albert Minott, who is seated in front of them, dressed in pale slacks, a bright orange shirt and a tweed fedora and cradling an acoustic guitar. Oldest swingers 2010-07-24T23:05:00Z She was gorgeous, vivacious and luminous, a firefly in Hepburn slacks. A Sleepy Biography for the Author of ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z At this rate, you’ll be tottering around in comfortable slacks by the time everyone sees Silicon Valley for the masterpiece it is. Silicon Valley: the best and only comedy you should be watching 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Her work became “slack and halfhearted”; she kept wiping away images, and felt “suffocated by the increasing debris of unfinished paintings.” ‘I Am My Own Subject’: Celia Paul on Lucian Freud, Motherhood and a Life in Art 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z But the slack shape of the hourlong work, with the company periodically assembling in scattered formations, and soloists emerging for moments of emotional expressionism, quickly grows tedious. Dance Review: Animalistic Capers in LeeSaar’s ‘Grass and Jackals’ 2014-02-11T20:37:00Z There’s some slack writing, too, which is unusual for Shepard. In ‘Phase Six,’ Two Women Get to Work Saving the World From a Pandemic 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z On Saturday, a full twenty-four hours before Maroon 5 performed, the Daily News ran a story with the headline, “The NFL bungled the Super Bowl halftime show, but Atlanta picked up the slack.” The Artless Spectacle of Maroon 5 at the Super Bowl 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Wine sales “are close to hitting slack” and close to “negative volume growth” for the first time since 1994, he wrote. Wine grape growers felt the squeeze in 2019, and 2020 looks no friendlier 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Minott, as always, was smartly dressed, in a matching gray shirt, slacks and tie, capped with a brown fedora. Journeys: In Jamaica, a Mento Music Revival 2011-11-11T20:00:10Z Although he is not a novice, his slack pacing, the frequent imprecisions between stage and pit, and his inability to impose real discipline on the orchestra were continuous drawbacks to an otherwise high-level production. In ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Castleton Festival, one key player is missing So, the FDA is not being slack in approving medical devices without adequate oversight. User Fees for Medical Devices: Third Time Lucky? 2012-07-12T23:45:49Z Zealotry, after all, doesn’t deal in nuance, and it seldom cuts anyone a bit of slack. Review | What ‘Henry Huggins’ and ‘Lolita’ can teach us about extremism — and civil discourse 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z It’s true that his compositions tend to be slack. Hating Renoir is Just a Phase 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Beyond the slack, dumb xenophobia of bullying these children, though, there’s another question: what makes the difficult skill of spelling so outrageous to us? Spelling bees make trolls of us all 2013-06-01T15:00:00Z Broken Chord's original music and sound design and Jen Schriever's lighting help maintain the intensity of the drama even when the writing goes slack. Danai Gurira's 'Eclipsed' — a harrowing tale of women and war in Africa — is a promising sign of Broadway's future 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z But the woman he reluctantly falls for, a cross-dressing and fearless Maid Marion, takes up the slack. Oregon Shakespeare Fest, 2013: the Bard, and more 2013-07-24T22:08:57Z Though she’s also written a well-regarded memoir, “Lights On, Rats Out,” about her struggles with self-harm and her crush on her psychiatrist, “Private Means” is a first novel, which as a rule one cuts slack. Scenes From a Marriage: One Cheats, the Other Wants To 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z And then, as he pads in blazer and slacks around the back room of a Harlem club – how did they know he’d sit at the table that swivels? 'Keeping the British end up': Roger Moore's career in clips 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Pomerantz picked up the slack and a vintage diamond ring. Worthy of a Romance Novel, With a Touch of Mystery 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z About halfway through, just as the pace of Pinch’s cramped life grows slack — “a 31-year-old teenager with bad skin and thinning locks, damp tweed jacket” — an exotic touch of intrigue arises in “The Italian Teacher.” Review | The art of rebellion: The son of a famous painter tries to reframe his life 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Cheesy visual effects, flat shooting, slack directing and pacing, risible dialogue and characterization, lots of crummy acting, plus a painfully dull first act make this anything but a rapturous experience. 'Left Behind' is a disaster in all the wrong ways 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Directed with a slack hand by Will Frears, the stage adaptation is by William Goldman, the scriptwriter’s scriptwriter, who also did the screenplay for the film. Review: In ‘Misery,’ With Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf, the Ghost of Productions Past 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Male theatergoers, of course, may dress as they choose for this performance, although a navy blazer and gray slacks are always appropriate. The Week Ahead: Jan. 23 ? 29 2011-01-21T16:42:50Z Part of what makes “Work”—a light dancehall single featuring Drake—so appealing is lyrical obscurity, the words delivered in such a slack patois that you can hear whatever it is you wish to hear. Rihanna’s Anti-Album 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z He is a hard-working filmmaker — with some interesting television on his résumé as well — who rigorously communicates the pleasures of slacking. Movie Review: ‘Prince Avalanche’ Features Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch 2013-08-08T18:12:49Z The effect is disconcerting – we rarely see such unfiltered staginess on film – but always riveting; there is not an inch of slack, a word wasted. Viola Davis: ‘I’m pretty fabulous’ 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z It wasn’t just clearer and stronger than the last Oneida marathon I saw; it was some of the best music I heard all weekend, a tense node of a comparatively slack festival. Critic?s Notebook: All Tomorrow?s Parties Festival at Asbury Park, N.J. 2011-10-03T22:40:06Z Dressed in colorful slacks and shirts, the dancers hurled themselves through space, legs buckling, joints smacking the floor, torsos unfurling like ribbons in the wind. Dance Review: Grappling With Grief, And Then With Bodies 2010-10-15T22:57:00Z Let’s all give her some slack to lose her temper or screw up. Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Like the time in the 1970s when Ms. Sauras followed a woman in “perfect white slacks and a navy blazer” for blocks in Manhattan, staring at espadrilles she was certain were Castañer. All Hail the Humble Espadrille! 2010-08-16T13:10:00Z Unfortunately, Matt Williams’s slack psychological thriller, “Fear,” offers plenty of opportunities not just to ponder inconsistencies and contrived plot twists, but also to sneak glances at your watch. ‘Fear’ Review: 3 Men in a Shed, 1 Missing Girl on Their Minds 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z There are ukulele groups, steel guitar groups, vintage guitar groups, slack key guitar groups, accordion groups. Cigar box guitar on a smoking hot roll 2011-04-02T01:32:41Z With such thin stories each week, it's small wonder that sex and violence are used to take up the slack. 2010-01-22T01:39:00Z Set in her native Trinidad, it is an exploration of a marriage and a country breaking down in parallel – and despite the sensuous prose, politically it cuts no slack. Archipelago by Monique Roffey - review 2012-07-27T21:54:00Z The costumes by Epperson — coveralls and roomy slacks and shirts adorned with red strings like veins — enforce the idea of humble yet exalted labor. Dance Review: ?theRevisitation? at New York Live Arts 2012-03-16T21:12:29Z But the piece grows slack and ponderous as it consciously reaches at the status of oratorio and Mass, with phrases from Genesis woven into the imagery and musical fabric. Review: Traces of Anachronism in an All-Steve Reich Evening 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Next to him was Nate Dreyfuss, who, wearing a purple blazer and slacks, called himself a “space lawyer.” Night at the Space Museum: 10 Open Bars and Tons of Kubrick References 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Oh, and just to prove he’s not slacking off, he and Miller co-produced a new album for mountain music patriarch Ralph Stanley & Friends, “Man of Constant Sorrow.” Jim Lauderdale returns to SoCal for weekend solo acoustic shows 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Cameron, in an orange shirt and white slacks, had more of a surfer vibe. ‘Ready to Rock, You Guys?’ The Winklevoss Twins Play Amagansett. 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Instead, it plays to Ms. Semple’s strengths as someone who can practice ventriloquism in many voices, skip over the mundane and utterly refute the notion that mixed-media fiction is bloggy, slack or lazy. Books of The Times: ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ a Maria Semple Novel 2012-08-06T18:53:15Z They seem to be a couple who pick up each other's slack like this. Bérénice Bejo: 'The Artist was a gift. But I thought I was really good' 2013-05-25T18:00:02Z I am wearing slacks right now, and the loop is on my left and the button is on my right … When it comes to this pants-popping quandary, Gene is all thumbs 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Maybe, then, if this is the truth about technology, there shouldn’t be any slack given to those authors who forgo including it in their books. Novels about the Internet can still be compelling 2013-01-19T23:00:00Z Mabel corrects the older men when they say words like "secretary" and "slacks," and delivers the line, "old white guys are only afraid of colon cancer and societal change." "Only Murders in the Building" makes me long to reconnect with our elders 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z If and when the waivers do expire, it's likely that moms and teachers will be left to pick up the slack. If universal free school meals end, moms and teachers will be left to navigate child hunger 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Orange is the New Black still has a lot of slack in its fourth season. Review: 'Orange is the New Black' Rebounds With a Majestic Fourth Season 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Jackson wore gray slacks, a gray cardigan, and a gray sequined top — she favors sparkly — and her blue eyes were sharp. Rockabilly Queen Prolongs Her Party 2011-01-23T02:30:15Z And Facebook has done so much wrong — including allowing the global platform to be misused in ways that threaten the world order — that Zuckerberg has earned not an inch of slack. Perspective | Mark Zuckerberg is a horror show. But there’s a glimmer of truth hidden in his latest blunder. 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z It was after dinner on a recent Wednesday evening, and he was wearing all black: a button-down shirt, loose slacks. Is It Jazz? Improvisation? Tyshawn Sorey Is Obliterating the Lines 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z You think goodbyes lingered or I slacked on putting my shoes on when Dad was picking me up? “Your child probably won’t get into the Ivy League”: How I learned to parent average kids 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z As to the point about the slack being taken up by other parts of the world, you are also right. Should we all eat less meat? 2013-06-08T17:00:02Z A handful of members, wearing black T-shirts and black slacks, serenaded patrons with big gospel-ish vocals over electronic dance music. What Happens When Marcus Samuelsson Takes Harlem to London? 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Abigail Isaac Fine’s loosely guided cast blunders through the hyperactive comic language Jenkinson gives her stock figures, and the slack speech and direction sabotage the enterprise. Two Irish plays, two kicks in the head 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Six months later, a grainy Internet video showed Haffar partying in a tailored shirt and slacks at a Damascus nightclub. Families help suspects flee, face no charges 2011-11-01T23:56:40Z But as appealing as Yogi’s ethereal aims are, the film’s highly variable performances and on-the-nose scenes sap the film of intensity, which its often slack assembly doesn’t supply either. ‘I Was a Simple Man’ Review: Letting Go 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z She dressed like her young fans, sporting strategically ripped slacks with lots of visible midriff, and wore her hair in a schoolgirl’s ponytail. Rachel Platten is making up for a late start 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z It was the most abstract and highly changeable concert I’ve seen this group perform, and also the slackest: inspired on one level, frustrating on another. Music Review: Abstract and Fluid Jazz 2011-02-10T23:29:00Z Yet even allowing for a whole lot of slack, Facebook’s track record is appalling. Facebook’s hate speech problem 2013-05-21T20:15:00Z She was in black slacks and a navy button-down. Monica Lewinsky Breaks Her Public Silence With a TED Talk 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z I read it in under an hour and, worried I was slacking, read it again. In Louise Glück’s New Book, Infant Twins Offer Contrary Worldviews 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Carefully, modestly, they trade their street clothes for costumes: a dingy housedress and stockings for her, natty slacks and a crisp white shirt for him. Theater Review: ‘Working on a Special Day’ at 59E59 Theaters 2013-01-24T22:39:56Z This is Portland, after all, where the only form of slacking that draws opprobrium is not making your own bitters, vermouths, tinctures and amari. | Presto Chango, Limoncello! 2012-10-08T21:29:51Z It’s an indication of the skill of Ms. Meier and her performers, and also a sign of her sensibility and her limitations, that the two parts seem about equally loose, equally slack. Dance Review: Yvonne Meier’s ‘This Is Not a Pink Pony,’ at the Abrons Arts Center 2013-06-02T21:24:55Z If she behaves foolishly as she begins to grapple with her future, cut her some slack. My Mom Obsesses Over Her Love Life. She Couldn’t Care Less About Mine. 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Route 62, before entering Crater Lake National Park, I passed a sweeping landscape of meadows, slack wooden fences, meandering cows and spooky, leafless trees with limbs awry. In Oregon’s lone National Park, hike the country’s deepest, bluest lake 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z He’s sweet, caring, playful and cuts her a lot of slack. ‘Insecure’ Season 1, Episode 6: A Real One 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z See also Hulk, who bursts out of everything except his slacks. 10 film plot holes that need some explaining... 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z On a date, however, even I suggest cutting yourself the tiniest bit of slack, for effect. Don't talk politics, sex or the ex: 10 ways to ruin a date 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z You might think of bodies gone slack and adipose, or, at worst, developing tumours. Poem of the week: Actaeon by George Szirtes 2013-07-22T11:16:36Z Nick is a buddy he can get stoned with and slack off a bit. Bobby Cannavale on his offbeat roles: “The weird f**ked-up friend is more interesting than the lead” 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Caught between his own pessimism and his boss’s hectoring, Helms “just slacked off on providing information on Vietnam,” one of his staffers tells Whipple. One of the Most Perilous Jobs in Government 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Streaming has picked up some of that slack. Our Film Critics Discuss the Future of Movies 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Standing onlookers crowded over the bench seats, jaws suddenly slack, clutching their free Heinekens. Hip-Hop Welcomes Veteran Fashion Designer Mark McNairy 2014-03-12T23:01:45Z She wore a gray V-neck sweater and black slacks, both by Balenciaga, which were accessorized with a small Cartier Mini Baignoire watch and tiny diamond on a gold chain. Up Close: Charlotte Gainsbourg ? Up Close 2011-11-09T23:07:30Z |
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