| 单词 | small talk |
| 例句 | In the end, not-talking means the same thing, more or less, as small talk. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She loathed making small talk in general—a thousand times more when it was with someone as important to her as Dill. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When May died, Ob and me had to talk business with the funeral parlor, religion with the preacher, and make small talk with dozens of relatives and people we’d hardly ever seen before. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps I just wanted to engage them in small talk, to be assured of their confidence, our familiarity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an hour or so of polite, go-nowhere small talk, accompanied by a hot, hearty South Carolina meal, which we shoveled in appreciatively, tired as we were of dining-hall food. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I lost interest in making small talk with my mom or the friends who’d stopped in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Given any new technology for transmitting information, we seem bound to use it for great quantities of small talk. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We had bacon and eggs with their parents, and everyone made small talk. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Dauntless stalked her with Captain Candless making small talk over the ship radios and making friendly observations on the state of the weather during hurricane season. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I had the feeling that he was forcing himself to make small talk with me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Dill’s demeanor conveyed that he wasn’t enjoying making small talk any more than she was, but he also wasn’t ready to fill the silence with anything else. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Joe entered automatically into the low-key rhythm, grunting occasionally, making the briefest of small talk, and taking care not to exert himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In their coded exchanges they had drawn close, but how artificial that closeness seemed now as they embarked on their small talk, their helpless catechism of polite query and response. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When they ran out of small talk, they just looked at each other. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m no master of small talk or nothing, but I had enough home training to know that you at least try to spark a conversation with people you’re working with. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The small talk was of the microscopic variety, and although it was good to be with her family, never had the barrier between them felt denser. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Dr. Mitra makes small talk, asking after Mom and Aunt Tara and my grandmother. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The more he played along, the more power they had, so he cut through the small talk before they could see him crack. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I buy some cakes from Peeta’s father while they exchange small talk about the weather. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Doesn’t take cognac with the men, as her hands are full holding the captain’s file folder and gloves and hat during all the small talk. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Then, as they're serving the main course, I hear Haymitch say, "Okay, enough small talk, just how bad were you today?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Roy made small talk and tried to act casual while constantly checking behind him, to see if Dana was lurking. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What my dad wanted, I suspect, was the thing everybody seems to want: small talk. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Besides, I’ll bet so-called small talk has ended more friendships than silence ever did. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The Joy Luck aunties begin to make small talk, not really listening to each other. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They kept talking, longer than necessary for a specialist whose job was essentially to determine the problem, make small talk with the patient, and proceed with his rounds. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She hung around for a while, making small talk, until the phone rang in the kitchen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I tried to go with the small talk, tried to pretend I hadn’t had that imaginary conversation with him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z TJ was the nurse on duty, and we swapped small talk while he signed us in at the front desk before telling us we could find Nana in the community room. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Following some brief and, as I was later to observe, characteristically tense small talk with Rosy, Maurice and I walked down the Strand and across to Choy’s Restaurant in Soho. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The rule here is that one must be escorted up to the reading room in a lift, whose cramped space makes small talk compulsory as far as I’m concerned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He calms himself, makes small talk with Ford, then says his good-byes and wanders out into the sunlight. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He smiled, so I tried to make small talk, now that we were able to tuck our aggressive bravado away. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Make only polite small talk in the public market. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t owe them small talk on top of it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Since he had begun to show up regularly at Hobie’s, he had found a minor addiction to the small talk among the regulars who drifted in after the grill opened after seven in the morning. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, the keyboard-themed small talk smoothed over the end of the bus ride, anyhow. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get to the library, groups of women are huddled in circles, mingling and making small talk. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’m pretty sure I had cartoon steam coming out of my ears, because Dad knew I was fuming and didn’t even try to make small talk anymore. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Frankie’s father didn’t say much else, but the others exchanged some awkward small talk about the weather and local Spitalfields gossip involving the market as Albert led everyone into the dining room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We exchanged small talk, but neither of us were really good at it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Paul wasn’t one for small talk or gossip, and she didn’t flatter or pass out compliments easily. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I was never good at small talk, preferring not to talk at all. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He makes small talk with me while everyone gathers their things and leaves the classroom. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z That’s when I thought, What if I never made small talk again? The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z So we have small talk on the whole ride to downtown. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I was nine years old; I didn’t yet have the gift for small talk. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat around making small talk and watching one another's hands. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Dad tried to make small talk on the whole drive over, even though he’s not very good at small talk. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The young man was also clearly nervous, making aimless small talk and biting his nails. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She was picking through some file and making small talk while I sat there thinking about Eddie. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z For one thing, he wasn’t sure what kind of small talk to make with a guy who’d recently come back from Tartarus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At seventeen, I may not have known how to engage a girl in small talk, but I had read Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We should enjoy it while we can,” Taisin said, and immediately felt ridiculous trying to make small talk about surviving the next leg of their journey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She made some more small talk with me about the cold in Florida versus the cold in Ohio. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lately Gogol has started to notice a trend: now that they inhabit this world of couples, dinner party small talk gravitates to the naming of children. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I learned that nurses liked to make small talk and were in love with taking your vitals. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It took a concerted effort to keep from telling Yusef to go away, that this was obviously a bad time for small talk, that he clearly had no idea how to read social cues— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A few moments of small talk and idle chatter followed until the general cleared his throat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I tried to make small talk as I knew we had a thirty-minute ride ahead of us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “When can you come home?” she asks after we’ve dispensed with the small talk. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z We made small talk and then discussed what would happen during the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’m pulled back into his small talk, didn’t realize that it had turned to Darius. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I am not going to engage in polite small talk with them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Barack, he recalls, was friendly and confident and made a couple of minutes of easy small talk before we ran up to my apartment to pick something up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We are great at small talk: “What do you do?” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily Tallis had always been incapable of small talk and didn’t much care. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The small talk and compliments went on so long I was fixing to croak. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sorry, I’m not very good at small talk, do you mind if we skip on to the serious business? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Throughout the afternoon the women pass the time with small talk and occasional humming. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After some polite small talk, Evan told me that he was quitting pot and needed to find someone to bequeath his beloved pipe to. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Joey from the pizza parlor and the guys he worked with there and the customers who made small talk and left small tips. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z We make small talk as we go, and Max nods and smiles, wearing a hat and coat I found in a trash heap and washed four times. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Pretty soon Tesia and Kendall also went off making small talk with people they had met around campus. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If they both showed up at the same time, they shared the pond, stealing curious glances at one another and making occasional small talk as they swam and played. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She was three hundred years old and not about to make small talk with anyone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Most of all, I don’t understand why small talk is considered more polite than not-talking. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She liked smiling and small talk and eye contact . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Back at home, I played hostess to family and friends who stopped by our house to make small talk and help pass the hours. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “What are we supposed to talk about then? You know I hate small talk.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I just sit there like a fool, making small talk and boring observations about stray animals, hoping I don’t embarrass myself with my limited Spanish vocabulary. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z If I’m right, she hasn’t told anyone about where she came from, but rather distracted them with small talk. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I was expecting to be introduced to a proper Welsh lady and sip tea in the parlor and make polite small talk until the time seemed right to break the bad news. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It was the first night that I tried to make small talk at dinner. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He took notes as he proceeded but made no small talk. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My grandfather hesitated—not only did he not know the man but also because it was too cold for small talk. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I was too nervous to make much small talk. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z We put in our drink order, and Wells jumps right into the forced small talk. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z There was a lot of small talk after that, and Lorraine never took her eyes off the guy in the other bed, who looked like he was 193 years old. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He doesn’t wanna make small talk with his dead best friend’s parents as they eat his favorite meal and not their son’s. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He walked up, made small talk, commented on the beauty of the sunset, and then, gallantly, segued into the beauty of her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I realize that outside of awkward small talk, we haven’t really spoken since the ordeal in the hallway. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As we painstakingly descended the stairs, they kept up a steady stream of small talk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z While they make small talk, I concentrate on the meal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z What the hell was I doing, standing here making small talk with this girl when the First Gate was waiting for me? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t pay much mind to small talk or banter, but when she asked Sierra a question, she meant it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Then she kissed half the women in the congregation goodbye, making small talk along the way. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He tried to make small talk, telling the jockey that Bing.Crosby’s hit “Pennies from Heaven” was written in that den by earlier tenants. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk through my old hood, hand in hand, talking small talk about school, college, SATs, and Bushwick. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They sat in the great room with Dad and made small talk about the Japanese fish in our lake, stuff like, Are the koi disappearing from the lake? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The stranger thought that her small talk was a way of covering her complaisance, so that when she began to soap herself he gave into temptation and went a step further. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Anyway, there was this excruciating half hour of small talk, and then my mom finally stood up and said she was going to leave my dad and me alone for a minute. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z If I made small talk, maybe my parents wouldn’t insist that I see the kind of doctor you can talk to, which is what I would be doing this afternoon, after today’s field trip. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He saw me and crossed the room, and we made small talk for several minutes, neither of us acknowledging that we hadn’t seen each other in half a decade, neither of us alluding to why. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, I suppress a cough, while my dad tries to make some small talk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z And Chantal is having small talk with her mother about the weather, the food, and her classes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At a formal dinner once a professor of some science or other, wanting to make small talk, had pointed out a few insects gyrating above a candelabra. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He doesn’t make small talk with us about the weather, like he did with the woman. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” is all he says, then turns away as if he's done with this small talk. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z ‘What do you think weather counts as? Big talk or small talk?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even understand why it’s called that—small talk—when it fills up so much space. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We made quiet small talk about the party, and then Mrs. Kanagawa left. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He appreciated that sometimes Martin knew not to engage him in small talk, and this was one of those times. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He tells jokes and makes small talk, all the while wondering when the next telegram from General Grant will arrive. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to sense that I had given up on small talk. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The three of them launched into small talk about the crowd and Christmas and the weather and school—and their words felt like tiny droplets of rain, like the drizzle that says, Watch out. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He asked her about growing up in New Orleans, but she got edgy at his questions, so they made small talk instead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I ate while Ruthanne made small talk about her children and their comings and goings. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When she didn’t say anything, I added small talk. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z By the time I reached Schindler's office, I was so afraid I scarcely heard him as he attempted to calm me with small talk. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Daylight, and the banality of family small talk, would dispel whatever impact she had made as a ghostly illuminated apparition. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It is the opposite of constant-talking, which is what I used to do, and it’s better than small talk, which is what people wished I did. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z After some small talk, he asked her if Bill Smith had named his killers before he died. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mom still hides in her room, but she mostly hovers around me, a mixture of apologies and awkward small talk and silly questions. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There was just no small talk with her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Instead, all the way across the Atlantic, he’d done pretty much nothing except make small talk with sharks and listen to Coach Hedge sing TV theme songs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Now let's skip the small talk and get back to your story. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We made small talk in the large waiting room of the Ferry Building, which had more or less escaped the fire, though they had had to rebuild parts of it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Salim,’ I said, ‘do you do small talk?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was no small talk, and I never saw him smile. The sheikh and I: Ghostwriting for a crown prince in exhile 2013-01-12T14:00:00Z We tried to engage him in small talk, but all we learned was that the rabbit came from a farm in rural Pennsylvania that uses “no antibiotics or steroids, or anything like that.” Eating the Easter Bunny 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z We are quiet, relentlessly hopeful, listening to the small talk of the boat owners, looking at the coastal landmarks they point out, that what we do today brings peace. Antyesti in Brooklyn: How NYC honored my father upon his death, during a time of anti-Asian hate 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Katt Williams can seem ill at ease with the collegial small talk of show business, coming off as shy in interviews and seeming a bit awkward hosting a roast of Flavor Flav. What Makes Katt Williams Great? It’s Not the Jokes, It’s the Performance 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z We all smiled awkwardly at each other and made small talk while we sat in folding chairs. The dominatrix class that unchained me 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z She was moving away the next week, so we both knew we’d have only this one date, but we pledged to do all we could to avoid small talk. The End of Small Talk 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z But, he added, Mr. Washington plumbs such dangerous and painful depths as an actor, that small talk could be distracting. Denzel Washington, Man on Fire 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z This is about the extent of the socialising she gets to do – whispered small talk in the wings, a wave across a pile of prop marrows. Wouldn't it be loverly? Behind the scenes at My Fair Lady in Sheffield 2013-01-13T00:05:36Z The two couples then go up into the first family’s private residence for cocktails and small talk. What’s a state dinner, again? Macron is back for the first one post-covid. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z “Finnish people don’t use very long sentences normally, because they are very bad in small talk,” she said. The Troubadour and the Lady 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z As you read this scene, the sidelong glances and daggers in the small talk come flying off the page. Tana French’s Irish Western Features a Retired Lawman and a Missing Boy 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The conversation is a mixture of felicitations, shoptalk and small talk. The Carpetbagger: Traffic Jams With Eastwood and Pitt, Scorsese and Weinstein 2012-01-14T17:48:59Z She speaks earnestly and openly, and doesn’t do do small talk. The many layers of Caitlin Stasey: 'A lot of people think I'm a really angry person' 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z We spend a few minutes making introductions and engaging in small talk until Elies finally asks, “Sorry, but why are we standing here?” City tours for the socially conscious: A glimpse into the life of Barcelona’s homeless 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “I’m not good or comfortable with small talk,” she added, referring to the postconcert socializing she finds draining. ‘The Blind,’ Lera Auerbach’s Opera, Confronts Isolation 2013-07-05T17:16:44Z Rumpel visits the Snow Queen, and after a little bit of small talk, traps her in place with the remains of the urn that was once used to imprison her. 'Once Upon a Time': A Snow Queen triumphant and Anna's fate revealed 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z In Scandinavia, we are not as happy to small talk as people are in the States. Talking with Naja Marie Aidt about her short story collection 'Baboon' 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z As we made small talk—the weather, the waves, my sunburn—the real conversation seemed to be happening between our bathing suits. How I Learned to Dive 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z They argued that some are not comfortable jumping directly into big talk, reasoning that certain people find small talk relaxing. The End of Small Talk 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Liu made small talk with the host, decorated cakes with two families and watched teenagers carve patterns into different fruits. Olympic gold medalist switches to show business 2011-05-09T10:42:08Z Despite their physical closeness, the pair are emotionally distant, in large part because they’re limited to small talk — he doesn’t speak much Korean, and she doesn’t speak much English. 7 Fiction Podcasts Ready Made for Vacation 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The producers put us few through some practice rounds, and then, as if quite suddenly, you’re backstage making quick small talk with the celebrities for that episode. How I Won Big on $100,000 Pyramid 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Instead of hiding themselves, or the evidence of their crime, they throw a party, inviting the dead man's loved ones to sip champagne and make small talk, just a few feet from his cooling corpse. My Favourite Hitchcock: Rope 2012-07-27T11:23:27Z That night in the bustling beisl, dining alone and making small talk with the server, I was very happy. Vienna is cited as the world’s most livable city. Most exciting? Not so much. 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Him: Tinder is by definition small talk purgatory. 'This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Knausgaard wanted to draw a distinction between Scandinavians and Americans when it comes to small talk. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s ‘My Struggle: Book 4’ 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z You build strength when you gracefully make small talk with your ex and his pregnant wife while seated next to them at a wedding. Stop telling single women they’re fabulous! 2014-02-05T13:00:00Z An agent was dispatched to McDonald’s and we made small talk about England as we tucked in. ‘I liked going to New York as a drug trafficker’: Duane Jackson 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z “Pretty cold out,” Lavrent says in an attempt to make small talk. 13 Hours: Michael Bay's Benghazi movie and 'the American Way' 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z I can order in a restaurant, I can get in a taxi, I can make small talk with people, but it's usually just present tense. Julia Stiles gets Shakespearean again: On murder, betrayal and the powerful women of "Riviera" 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z While I waited for my chicken, we made small talk, chatting about our families, the history of the inn — everything and nothing. In Omaha, a Progressive Approach to Free Time 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The anxiety of Yang’s character — who tries to make small talk by remarking that only 25 people have died at Disneyland since 1955 — is so palpable it pops off the screen. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Takes On the Jan. 6 Committee 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Luxuriating in the measured accumulation of banal small talk and abstruse clues, I reflected comfortably that I had still only read 32 of the 34 Hercule Poirot novels. Buying books is fun, with a glass in your hand 2010-10-01T23:08:00Z The nascent passion between the men is very nearly unreadable, and the small talk seems interminable. Where's 'The Pride' in love? The way we've pursued it then and now 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z What they say is often as trivial as the most basic small talk. Review: Tom Hiddleston in a Love Triangle Undone by ‘Betrayal’ 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The excursion was supposed to last for 2½ hours, but our guide, who declared that “Latvians don’t do small talk,” went into overtime. On a Baltic Sea cruise, board in Sweden and wake up in Latvia — then do it in reverse 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z In no mood for small talk, Joel demands to know where Ellie is. ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1 Finale: A Deadly Operation 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z When I first arrived, some of my attempts at small talk and joking conversation fell flat when she asked me to repeat myself, or to specify exactly what I meant. The Opposite of a Muse 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z So to ask “How are you?” no longer felt like small talk. An Acclaimed Playwright on Masks and the Return to the Stage 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The author endured the glad-handing, but he admitted in his notebooks that he often found small talk very small, and preferred an audience of one thousand strangers to an audience of one stranger. The night Mark Twain brought Huck Finn alive 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z When Warren and Jessica are left alone in Dennis' apartment, the two move from tentative small talk to an ecstatic dance that is as goofy as it is magical. Three bright performances on Broadway: Nathan Lane, Michael Cera and Alex Sharp 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z “Talking to seven people at once with very shallow small talk — it’s a lot.” Date Lab: His love of ‘Jurassic Park’ was a plus 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Instead, it’s in the brief encounters, the small talk and the unspoken hurt that our heroine comes to life. New Directors/New Films Turns 50 With a Bracingly Eclectic Lineup 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z The menu gets right to the point, no small talk: The main courses fall under the heading Plates. White Gold Butchers Slices to the Point: Meats Cooked Simply 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Not comfortable with the idea of making small talk with that stranger sitting next to you on your flight? In Transit Blog: Walkabout: Mishaps in Pet Travel; Cyber Monday Travel Deals 2013-12-03T16:34:33Z And sometimes, like the naturalized New Yorkers we both are, we just made small talk about East Village gentrification. Theater Review: ‘Here We Are,’ by Judith Malina, at the Living Theater 2013-01-30T22:19:11Z “I love emoji because I don’t like to make small talk,” one woman said. The Emoji Have Won the Battle of Words 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z He’s an Orioles fan, but a snippet of workplace small talk demonstrates that his intellectual capacity extends to a comprehensive knowledge of Major League Baseball statistics. Review: John Krasinski Brings His Man-Boyish Charm to “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z At the second, a client offers tea and small talk before shyly asking to play the schoolboy to her headmistress. Yrsa Daley-Ward Breaks Out of the “Instapoetry” Pack with Her Memoir “The Terrible” 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z He was making small talk with the driver, telling stories about his four kids, who range in age from 13 to 50, and six grandchildren. Lanny Davis, the ultimate Clinton loyalist, is now Michael Cohen’s lawyer. But don’t call it revenge. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z I am an obnoxious kind of conversation snob and have a pathologically low threshold for small talk. 'This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z I was sitting alone at the bar, he was the first to strike up small talk as I waited for my meal to arrive. My hairstyle was 'ethnic', my skin dark: would my white husband's family accept me? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z They meet and flirt at the conference reception — Ms. Vapnyar memorably and cringingly captures the awkward, jolting, giddy and hopeful pattern that small talk makes when two people are attracted to each other. Books of The Times: ‘The Scent of Pine,’ by Lara Vapnyar 2013-12-31T21:47:12Z I’d argue, however, that you can elevate any question from small talk to big talk with a little tweaking. The End of Small Talk 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z These locales inspired two alter egos: Wendy Well, an interior designer who endorses fracking, and Joan Dare, the wife of a Kansas senator whose callings are tea parties and small talk. Review | In the galleries: Crossing the line between aesthetics and science 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z When the officer, seemingly making small talk, asked, "Aren't you moving the wrong way? Do you not like free Canadian health care?" My new US citizenship: It's complicated 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z They smile and exchange small talk, initially moving in the cavernous entryway like plotted geometric points. Review: Hard-Boiled Play in ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The decor is as bloodless as the small talk. Let’s Talk About the Clothes on “Succession” 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z When, forty years ago, Henry Kissinger began making small talk on first meeting Zhou Enlai, he asked his opinion on the French Revolution. Is Donald Trump "crazy?" Wrong question 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z With the world’s press stacked up like aeroplanes taxiing on the runway, there’s not much time for small talk. Natalie Portman on Israel, Hollywood sexism and ‘being the boss’ 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Does one just ignore the person’s face and get on with small talk? Carolyn Hax: Foodies’ fun ruined by a sour apple at the table 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z That night was the first time we'd got beyond the small talk. I can hear after 20 years 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z “At first you don’t really know what’s going on — it’s just six people having small talk for an entire episode,” he said. Here’s What 11 TV Writers Are Bingeing 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The small talk at the office is work because no one wants to know how you’re really doing. Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z They would be too much work, sitting upright and making small talk. My year of heroin and acne 2013-01-05T00:30:00Z These small talks are the runways to the eventual “real conversations” about those “deeper and more private feelings.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: No time for small talk? That’s building a big wall. 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z When Jehn first arrives we make small talk about her growing up in France. Savages: 'It's about trying not to treat the audience like idiots' 2013-05-03T06:00:00Z Still, the Governors Awards is a crucial early stop in the campaign season — the Iowa Steak Fry of the Oscar hustings, where stump speeches are replaced by eye-catching gowns and perfectly calibrated small talk. At the pre-Oscars Governors Awards, a starry night for an industry in flux 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Eventually, Gay’s brother, Stephen, cut the small talk. From Neah Bay to Key West: The story behind one man’s 4,764-mile cross-country cycling adventure 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z While the organ lesson continued, Deb and her dad exchanged small talk, almost as if he were checking in at the end of a day’s work. The endless siege: The Tehran hostages are still seeking compensation and closure 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z There have been no humorous relationship-developing moments, like when Data learned small talk or Spock picks up cursing. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1, Episode 3: Sometimes Down is Up 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The idea of a “date” and sitting across the dinner table from someone making small talk — hang on, my throat is closing up again . . . okay, it passed. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: My brother’s pal and I have a flirty chemistry. Should I ask him out? 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z He hates being touched, is bewildered by the common clichés of small talk and is sent into cataclysmic tantrums by any violation of his rigidly ritualized world. 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' Opens on Broadway 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z They began with small talk about where they both are during the pandemic, and the conversation flowed from there. Date Lab: The attraction was virtually immediate 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z In the first, which takes place in the morning, the men are tentative, unsure of how to conduct small talk. Review: ‘Dublin Carol’ Gets Lost in Its Drink 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z For the most part, members of the Trump administration who venture out socially have been spared nasty personal interactions, but the small talk can be, well, awkward. Trump’s absence at Washington’s premier social event is a relief for some. But the prestige of the presidency is missed. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z There is instead a lot of seemingly innocuous small talk, the kind often tucked in amid a movie’s narrative leaps forward. ‘Azor’ Review: A World on Fire, Discreetly 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z But later, when the avatars both showed up early to a group raid, they made small talk. It?s Love at First Kill 2011-04-22T18:21:33Z But she was not to be distracted by small talk. Neither Got the Job. But Both Got a Future. 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z He lingered around her all day, making small talk and dropping hints that he was interested in seeing her again. On Love: Amelia Gingold and Aneet Makin And with the holiday party season in full swing, the thought of sipping eggnog and making small talk with strangers isn't exactly a shy person's idea of a good time. Social gatherings can ease shyness 2010-12-06T15:44:00Z There was a bit of awkward small talk, then the president said, “You know, Dana, I never thought your impression of me was nasty — never hit below the belt.” Dana Carvey Remembers George Bush, From Muse to Friend 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Robert Adams uses a special mnemonic to keep conversations flowing easily: “There’s nothing wrong with just saying, ‘You know, I hate small talk, so how about we talk about something big?'” writes Derek Scruggs. 10 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Since then, staying away from small talk has brought me one positive experience after another. The End of Small Talk 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Alas, the robot didn’t stick around for small talk — and neither did I. It was time to cross a Sky Net suspended more than 80 feet in the air. My 27-Hour Vacation in Singapore’s Changi Airport 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z And beyond the small talk, an unlikely coincidence: High on Ella’s bucket list is a romantic trip in a tiny airplane. Date Lab: ‘I feel like we vibed’ 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z “She wants to be out there, but I don’t think small talk comes naturally to her,” he says. Time off the bench: The social lives of Supreme Court justices 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z We settled in with wine or Scotch, making the first awkward small talk of a tour group. All Aboard, for a Trip to the Past 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Some exit the room quickly to go back to their offices, but others linger, making small talk and asking Pearce if she’ll take a photo. ‘Radio tour is not for the weak’: Inside the first step to country music stardom 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Why can’t we replace small talk with big talk and ask each other profound questions right from the start? The End of Small Talk 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Instead of hard-hitting drama, there are recitations of poetry, symbol-laden small talk and undefined menace. Review: 'The River,' with Hugh Jackman, is a wisp of a fish tale 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z He engages in pleasant but awkward small talk with Richard, an affable young man, who is masking some despair of his own. A superb ensemble anchors "The Humans," showcasing an anguished, claustrophobic Thanksgiving dinner 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z “To be honest,” Ms. Berestovskaya said, “I’m not a big fan of small talk.” A Pessimist and an Optimist, Building a Life in Sync 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z There’s the spectacular boast delivered with the urgency of small talk. Critic’s Notebook: Judah Friedlander’s Stand-up Comedy 2012-09-05T22:20:35Z His writing is transfixing from page to page, filled with digressive meditations on small talk and social protest, superheroes, terrorism, the art world, and the status of being marginal. Eugene Lim’s Uncanny Sense of What It’s Like to Be Alive Right Now 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z He and I took baby steps making small talk as visiting hours ended, and we took the heavy stroll down the hill to the parking lot after. Modern Love: A Life to Live, This Side of the Bars 2010-03-25T22:15:00Z In the final thirty seconds of the show, we see a pair of female friends exiting the subway, making small talk about d.j.’ing a party. The “Broad City” Finale: Abbi and Ilana’s Conscious Uncoupling 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z There’s the small talk with the neighbours and friends who are asked to look after them, “a marathon coffee morning with just the occasional break here and there for a bout of hysterical grief”. The death of a sibling: ‘It makes no sense and never will’ 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z They made some small talk, but Ms. Imoru remained laser focused. Halfway Around the World, Their Paths Finally Crossed 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z We made small talk for a few minutes before I finally asked about Mr. Otero’s famous predecessor. Footsteps: Climbing a Peak That Stirred Kerouac 2012-11-16T16:27:46Z I mean, who among us hasn't wanted a primer on making better small talk so we can more easily make acquaintances of strangers, and eventually friends of those acquaintances? The delight of HBO's bizarre docuseries "How to With John Wilson" is found in the detours 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Why had I made feeble attempts at small talk when his body language was clearly telling me he wanted nothing to do with me? When It's Okay to Walk Out of a Date 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Her taunt on the dating app Hinge about expecting more than small talk served her well when they met in person after a week of messaging. No In-Law Jokes for These Two 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z He was so smart, and sweet, and I liked how he never bothered with small talk but always insisted on discussing the big things: politics, philosophy, history. My friend was smart, sweet, off-kilter. Now we’ll never get the chance to make up | Hadley Freeman 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z They already knew so much about each other that small talk barely felt necessary. A Song in His Heart. It Was for Her. 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z No. But then, I choose a physician based on his or her skills and track record, not on personality, shared interests, or knack at small talk. Motherlode: More on Women and Medicine 2011-06-15T19:30:16Z On a Saturday afternoon in Chelsea, a group of a few dozen people milled around the International Print Center New York, drinking Champagne and making small talk about the show New Prints 2014/Winter. Gertrude Stein’s Legacy Lives On in Pop-Up Art Salons 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z In sessions, there’s been no awkward small talk, only a brief and direct explanation of goals which lasts no longer than thirty seconds. The Service That Makes Shame a Productivity Hack 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Plus, Mosa adds, “They are oftentimes a really good vehicle for cutting through small talk.” The Artists Behind the Ribbon-Filled Set of Loewe’s Men’s Show 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z I served customers in between small talk and Robert, who was much closer to him, chatted quietly with him. The night Freddie Mercury chatted me up in Heaven 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z As they sat in the “untuck” lounge, they made lighthearted small talk, trading compliments and good-natured shade. ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Highlights the Struggle for Acceptance 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z You know, after I gathered my chin off the floor, I said, ‘My name is Cindy,’ and we had some small talk, which I have no recollection of.” This is pioneering rocker Cidny Bullens’s ninth album. But his first as a man. 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z After two hours of small talk, he said, “I am so happy to show you the real me,” and I left thinking: Hmmm. Modern Love: Exit Left, Wordlessly 2012-01-12T21:14:33Z Ten or so years later, I bumped into Nora at a party.We reminisced for a few minutes, exchanged small talk. Before Nora was Nora 2012-06-29T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much small talk between the two of us adults. I got pregnant by mistake. Was I ready for single motherhood? 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Her mother convinced the two to take a photograph together under the Sunshine Helicopters sign before the flight took off, and they later made small talk while in the air. At First, They Were Up in the Air 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Trash talk, sweet talk, tough talk, pillow talk, dirty talk, crazy talk, big talk, small talk and more. Review | Everything Cardi B says is music 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z I was forced to get on the phone as an intrepid journalist and ask, after some small talk, “Are you by any chance black?” ‘We Changed Harvard’: The Story of 18 Black Students 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s the only way to avoid infinite small talk purgatory. 'This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z But there we were, hundreds of miles from home in this sleepy town on the Île de Ré, an island off the west coast of France, making small talk, and connections, with our Parisian neighbor. | ?le de R? Idyll 2011-08-11T21:14:17Z There wasn't a lot of time for small talk. James Gandolfini remembered by The Sopranos creator David Chase 2013-06-26T17:47:50Z I was suddenly found myself making small talk someone who was as baffled by the situation as I was, and found it just as awkward. Cara Delevingne should be cut some slack – TV interviews are seldom fun 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z When you pick up your children from day care, don’t make small talk and don’t stand around and talk to the kids. Perspective | Chaos is constant with twin toddlers. How can I rein it in? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The survey also delved into the idea of making small talk about the weather, and found that the average American will have to endure 1,095 boring small-talk conversations about the temperature every single year. Americans will suffer 5 sweaty, sleepless nights before turning on the AC for the summer, survey finds 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z They made small talk, but Emem left without her phone number. On Love: Erica Toliver and Emem Akpan went from tweethearts to sweethearts Following the same daily routine — an unvarying trek from home to diner to bodega to bar — Lucky would rather watch game shows than engage in small talk. Review: A Cranky Loner Faces Mortality in ‘Lucky’ 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z He ultimately spends a portion of the episode at an incredibly awkward family meal with Walt and Skyler, in which he genuinely tries his hand at casual small talk. A "Breaking Bad" Guide to 8 Essential Jesse Pinkman Episodes to Prepare for "El Camino" 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z People shook hands and laughed and made small talk. Modern Love: A Surrender, After an Uneasy Peace 2012-04-05T21:27:32Z But what used to be the smallest of small talk is now big: big issue, big problems, big opinions. The weather used to be good for small talk. Now it’s dead serious. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z And there's definitely a darkness that comes up in small talk. What do your neighbors talk about? “There’s definitely a darkness that comes up in small talk” 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z There is awkward, fussy small talk and pregnant pauses. The heartrending "Mass" is a somber and intimate look at the survivors of a horrific crime 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z There was a bit of excited small talk, and then Wanz picked up the menu. The magic of ‘Thrift Shop’s’ Wanz, overnight star at 52 2013-12-18T23:04:25Z After which came the sofa years, two decades and counting of links and trails and small talk behind the lighted coffee table. World Cup 2014: why Gary Lineker is a man of two halves 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z I start speaking to lots of people, but find it hard to get beyond the small talk. 'Who is the queen?' And other ways to get talking to strangers 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z We made small talk for a few minutes until she she was fully numb. Dr Orgasm will see you now: is the O-Shot what women need for better sex? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z I try to smile and make small talk with the little kid next to me who played Beethoven on piano, but the pain is obvious. Kyle Mooney: The First Time I Was Upstaged at a Talent Show 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z To taciturn writers for whom small talk is a kind of torture, it was, I think, a convenient alibi for company. Finding His Flock: A Rural Writer’s Book Club 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Six years in a row, from 1981 to 1986, she rode with the musicians, witnessed their debates and small talk, watched them ready in green rooms — and she photographed. Dayanita Singh’s Hands-On Photography 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Who, after making small talk, could walk on and let him dangle? TV review: The Last Weekend; The Function Room; I'm Spazticus 2012-08-19T22:15:01Z This led to a series of small talks in the ensuing days that were made larger by Dr. Romano, a communication expert by trade. A Romance Born on the Beaches of Brooklyn 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z There are pregnant pauses, windy small talk and the kind of moseying banter that doesn’t strain for laughs. Critic’s Notebook: Tightrope Comedy, on the Fly 2012-07-05T21:08:32Z Her motivation for revealing this went beyond the usual small talk. Date Lab: They talked about cats, Gettysburg and Pussy Riot 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Is this how dating is in this day and age — and what do I do about the small talk? Perspective | Ask Amy: Live-in partner doesn’t want boyfriend’s kids 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z After small talk about their decisions to apply to Date Lab, they discovered that they had similar taste in music and television. Date Lab: She was so nervous she left her apartment in slippers 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Bestowing the honor, Prince Charles greeted Morgan with the kind of harmless small talk of which his mother is a virtuoso. Peter Morgan Serves the Queen, Again 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Dear Amy: I was shocked by your response to “Not your Chum in Chico,” who didn’t like it when coffee clerks made small talk. Ask Amy: Pastor persuades husband to clean his car 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Of course that's not entirely true: sometimes we just make small talk, or chat about literature, music, philosophy, history and so on. "One nation united under pasta": How the "discovery of pasta" shaped Italy 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z I do not like small talk, I just want to roll up my sleeves and get into it. The Dog Days of Michaela Watkins 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Inevitably, since it deals with her perceptions, the novel is like its heroine in several ways: unflashy, well-intentioned, slender, modest, good at small talk. Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2011-07-29T21:55:02Z The riders — your guides and instructors on the rides to come — eventually pull up along the fence and smile down from their horses, introducing themselves and engaging in small talk in both English and French. Where to go in Wyoming for a postcard-perfect cowboy summer 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z But emotionally she seems pretty delighted to be living in America, with all the upbeat moms and spirited toddlers and oversharing small talk. Why Are Americans So Anxious? 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z We drink wine together and make small talk. The houseguest: ‘I need sex, two, three times a day’ 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z But cutting hair wasn’t his only dream, and he grew restless from the small talk. Up Close: Martial Vivot, Barber to the Famous and Not-Quite 2011-03-02T18:28:34Z But most are not interested in facing the forced small talk, the big parties, the noisy open offices and all the demands of extroverts who think more is more and introverts should try harder. Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “I didn’t really have small talk with other actors,” Branagh recalled. Britain Wonders, Is It Too Soon to Dramatize the Pandemic? 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z He set the small talk aside in favor of getting down to business, which impressed Ms. Jackson. Two Filmmakers Write Their Own Love Story 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z So she joined OurTime, a matchmaking site for people over 50, and forced herself to go on dates and make small talk. The Writer Anne Lamott Gets to the Happily-Ever-After Part 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z He’s an unassuming, khaki-and-sweater-clad day-walker with an office job, where he moves from cubicle to cubicle and bores his co-workers with inane small talk until they are drained of energy and collapse. Review | ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ finds a little life left in the mockumentary format 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The moment Sophie sets her eyes on Keith, she makes awkward small talk while gazing at him with a fixed intensity, her lips slightly parted, as she patiently waits for him to notice her. Movie Review: ‘Breathe In,’ a Tense Marital Drama 2014-03-27T22:54:05Z If you do speak with her, break the ice with some small talk: How is she doing? Perspective | Ask Amy: Inheritance, or lack thereof, causes grown children to give parents cold shoulder 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z As he repeatedly ran his hands through his hair, the young storyteller spoke with an anxious eagerness to bypass small talk in favor of vulnerability. Cooper Raiff, Arriving Early to the Party 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Dialing his number, I knew we wouldn’t start with small talk. A Stranger Looked Like My Twin. That Was Just the Beginning. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Whether it’s the doorman at work or a fellow passenger on the train, try your hand at small talk with everyone, says Rohan Sinha. 10 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z I fall somewhere between introvert and socially inept, and will happily leap past the awkwardness of small talk and into familiar conversational territory. My life with J.J. Abrams: The moral code of the celebrity Doppelgänger 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z They hadn’t called on their usual driver to transport them from their home in Connecticut to John F. Kennedy Airport; they didn’t want to make small talk about their itinerary. When Her Husband Said He Wanted to Die, Amy Bloom Listened 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z "Professor Winterthorn's Journey" is full of the disjecta membra of idle small talk, and in the following sequence, "The Suit of Mistress Quickly", Reid has written what is almost a piece of sound poetry. Nonsense by Christopher Reid – review 2012-09-28T21:55:02Z Smith, 37, initially tried to befriend the boss herself: making small talk, offering to get him coffee, inviting him to get coffee together. The pandemic was hard on office suck-ups. Now they’re back and ready to schmooze. 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z So, maybe now you’re thinking, “These two seem very similar — from their mutual wanderlust to their peccadilloes regarding small talk. Are they also complementary?” Date Lab: Height is of utmost importance to these two. Could we deliver? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z There were cups of tea and small talk. Thank you to ... my midwife, for reassuring a pregnant dad 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The two, then sophomores, did engage in some small talk after he took the seat next to her in class. Their Love Story Began When He Asked for a Pencil 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Last year, there were canapes and small talk and buzz about one woman, who was the object of much curiosity — Tiffany Trump. If Tiffany Trump wants to be just another Georgetown Law student, her plan isn’t working 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z I’m 59 years old, and I got no time for small talk.” When It Comes to Living With Uncertainty, Michael J. Fox Is a Pro 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z If Jocelyn is supposed to be the town’s representative, she doesn’t look too happy about it, shrugging off all small talk with clipped replies. 'Broadchurch' Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: It Takes Two 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z In conversation, he resists small talk in favor of ruminating on his “looking practice,” as he refers to his career. Darby English Joins MoMA as Consulting Curator 2014-04-02T12:00:16Z Episodes where characters go on pilgrimages usually stick in the memory – The Sopranos outing to Italy allowed us to see Paulie try to negotiate Neapolitan small talk, for example. The best TV episodes of 2017, from The Deuce to Line of Duty 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z When engaging in small talk, keep the focus on light and positive things such as holiday plans, movies, vacations, or even food. Modern Etiquette: Essential tips for the office party 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z When the guests arrive, everyone goes outside to make small talk. “Beatriz at Dinner” brings politics to the table, with no manners and ample humor 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Smoking, drinking, toking and small talk about big issues define the scene. 'Maggie' has the zombie look but a deadly slow pace If you’re someone who has trouble making small talk on dates, one of my tricks is to start with current things, and go from there. The Worst Questions Women Get When Online Dating 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z These conversations never resolved into anything more than small talk – which is to say they never resolved into anything that gave me a sense of who the hell I was talking to. 'This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Appropriately enough, Adi is an itinerant optometrist, going door to door to administer eye exams, often, to the discomfort of his subjects, making small talk about the 1965 events. New York Film Festival: A 'Genius' Grant Winner and His Unblinking Camera 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The regulators find common ground for small talk: joking about their agencies’ unwieldy acronyms. Eyes on the skies, minds on their phones: The fireworks lobby hopes for a quiet Fourth I was never granted the ease of small talk or a simple introduction. That awkward conversation about my stripping 2014-03-04T00:00:00Z Even over two days in Toronto, I had watched Almodóvar breeze through an ambitious schedule of press obligations as if he were born to make small talk in a second language. Why Pedro Almodóvar’s Newest Film Frightened His Friends 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z To help you out, we reviewed the Quora thread “How can I get better at small talk?” and highlighted some of the most helpful responses. 10 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “I really appreciated how she was also capable of moving past small talk pretty quickly,” said Dan. Date Lab: He doesn’t like small talk. They discussed morality and the Iran nuclear deal. 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Last month, I walked through the lobby of a comedy club and started to make small talk with a neon jellyfish. I Miss Being Part of an Audience 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z “Yes it probably is annoying when people ask questions about your engagement or wedding, but most of the time they are just making polite small talk?” Annoyed British bride's Facebook rant goes viral 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z It’s almost as if he doesn’t believe small talk is big enough. ‘Small Talk’ Review: The Art of Meaningless Banter 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z I sit in the hairdresser’s chair pondering possible small talk. 'I am not naturally magnetic': can you learn how to be charismatic? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The small talk was less “Where did you summer?” and more “Where are you living?” How Washington’s power brokers are adapting to the New Normal — and that includes how they party and raise money 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “A lot of small talk. Not just surface level, but not deep conversation.” They both described themselves as ‘happily single’ 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z But in its clamorous storytelling, the big-screen version of "PoP" peddles to children yet another vision of the world as a deafening, discontinuous hell, punctuated by vanity close-ups and homicidal small talk. "Prince of Persia" royally blows it 2010-05-28T00:20:00Z When the music here is at its most sublime, your holiday wish might well be for “Holiday Guys” to shed some of its pedestrian small talk and become a straight-ahead cabaret show. Theater Review: ‘The Holiday Guys: Happy Merry Hanu-Mas!’ 2012-12-24T23:03:06Z Mary told me that, early in the evening, she launched into standard-issue dating small talk — her bio, as she called it. She’s a polyamorous Sunday school teacher. One of those things bothered her date. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z "You're an entertainment writer, then?" he says by way of introductory small talk. Irrfan Khan: 'I object to the term Bollywood' 2013-07-25T18:00:00Z There was a moment during the Golden Globe arrivals when Ryan Seacrest, king of celebrity small talk, dismissed red-carpet fashion as “over” — a declaration with which the fashion industry would surely quibble. Golden Globes fashion: The story behind the clothes is what makes the red carpet interesting. 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z For the coffee cart guy who has her morning octane ready for her as she walks by, she has nothing but smiles and small talk. In defense of The Arconia's grand dame on "Only Murders in the Building" 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z We made small talk while we contemplated the bottles. Modern Love: When the Toast Is: ?To Your Health? 2010-05-14T21:53:00Z He makes small talk, but has never invited any of them to parties at his home. Time off the bench: The social lives of Supreme Court justices 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z I decided to keep talking politely to him in the hope that I could distract him through small talk, which I did, until he dropped me off. Disability and sex are not mutually exclusive 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z When an actor approached Murray, she didn’t bother with small talk. Hollyweed: fledgling cannabis industry struggles to woo the stars 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z The cadences of small talk are so expertly mimicked that a reader might catch herself getting bored on characters’ behalf. The Stealth Absurdism of Patrick deWitt’s “French Exit” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z This is the time for champagne and small talk. One woman, three parties. A whirlwind welcome for new Kennedy Center president. He found himself standing off to the side of the rec center, he said, making small talk with other dads. Father-Daughter Dance Gets a Makeover in ‘Modern Family’ Era 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z So my strategy was to get down to business and not do a lot of small talk. Correction: Rashida Jones, Chris Messina friends with benefits 2011-03-14T04:39:55Z A funerary gathering becomes a pressure cooker in “Shiva Baby,” a claustrophobic comedy from Emma Seligman that blends sexual tension, small talk and brined fish. What’s on TV This Week: An Obama Documentary and ‘Shiva Baby’ 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The words she chooses hardly matter—they are just the banal small talk we make, filler to get us to the pauses. A Little Theatre That Might 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z His characters often seem caught in an endless loop of slight variation, repeating patterns of behavior that include eating, drinking, taking long walks and making small talk. ‘Introduction’ Review: All Mixed Up 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Cooped up in her Kansas City apartment, Witzke has been forming first impressions of the soldiers based on their handwriting and eavesdropping on small talk about squadron boxing matches and views of the French countryside. There’s a new top mission at this WWI museum: Preserving soldiers’ personal stories 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Spend some time there, a little small talk won’t kill you. 7 Holiday Office Party Sins You Didn’t Even Know You Were Committing (and How to Fix Them) 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Most people still dread the small talk associated with “weak ties.” The Welcome Return of the Run-In 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z For some it means the end of unwanted small talk when they are trying to run errands. Cases of Mask-taken Identity 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z He routinely buys his nightly dinner at the local convenience store, making small talk with the clerk, then eats alone while staring at the TV or, in his case, side-by-side sets. ‘Air’ Review: The Game Changers 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z After some small talk, Ms. Ozuna wrapped him a shiny black cape and got to work. Comedian Julio Torres Changes His Hair Color (Again) 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Even those who mean well are prone to party fouls like kicking off small talk by raving about how much they love "Green Book" or "The Help" although you didn't ask. It's the most wonderful time of year ... to not make your loved ones of color visit a sundown town 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z "Our only shared language was music itself so there was no small talk, just intense concentration," Rhys said. Gruff Rhys to release album with Brazilian TV repair man 2010-03-30T10:15:00Z He coaxed Dill into the new pink carrier that I had bought for the occasion, made polite small talk, and then headed back out to the train. Rats in our house, rats in our streets: For New York rodents, so much depends on real estate 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z After stewing and deliberating for some time, I walked past my boss’s empty desk to Amin’s – the next one along – and dispatched my best banal 5pm small talk. 'If cocaine's everywhere, I missed the memo': Industry as seen by a banker 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z When they were finally together, they made a little more small talk — regarding the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus — and were soon bonding over a mutual love of cycling, camping, red meat and wine. Every Atom, Molecule and Cell Connected 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z “Wow, it’s really hot today,” says one, making what she thinks is polite small talk. The weather used to be good for small talk. Now it’s dead serious. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, Bob had to work that morning and was delayed, so we were forced to make small talk around the kitchen table. The frittata that bought us a house 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Even in English Mr. De Niro is not much for small talk. The Carpetbagger: Jean Dujardin of 'The Artist' Impersonates De Niro at New York Film Critics Circle Dinner 2012-01-10T15:42:29Z Among them: girls, courtship, sex, the family unit, how to pursue the truth using nonscientific methods and how to make small talk. Books of The Times: ‘The Unknowns’ Is Gabriel Roth’s Debut Novel 2013-07-10T20:23:36Z They make small talk; the drawing girls’ mother next door joins in from the other side of the knee-high wall that divides their properties. Porches, Yards, Driveways, Parking Lots: Where the Neighborhood Is Now 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “For me, the small talk, it’s never easy,” he says. One step beyond: the ascent of mountain runner Kílian Jornet 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z If we are in the school together, we will not sit together or even exchange small talk. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A divorced dad struggles to make play dates for his daughter 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z As they took photos, Bara started making small talk to break the ice: “Where are you from?” Date Lab: She knew his cousin from Chicago 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Our sporadic small talk was harmless, spanning two months. He Made Affection Feel Simple 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Confident that such people belonged to a long-disgraced fringe group, I breezily advised the reader to remain polite and professional, and to prepare small talk as well as responses to potential offensive remarks. Are biased workers entitled to protections? 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z We made small talk until I got ready to leave. ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z Granted, this is no moment for small talk. Review: In ‘The Travelers,’ Danger at Every Destination 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z I never noticed that I'd mirrored Dad's verbal intensity, forgoing small talk. Why my father fasted on Yom Kippur: On survival, memory, and the power of a family story 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z There is no longer time for small talk. Seven things I wish I'd known before my divorce: an optimistic guide to the future 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z On Dec. 21, 1970, one of the most popular men in the world met one who would soon be among the more loathed, shaking hands and trading small talk. Review: In ‘Elvis & Nixon,’ Michael Shannon Holds Court as the King 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z But “Leopoldstadt” is not quite as tightly constructed as “Arcadia,” say, or “Jumpers” or “Travesties”; it has too many themes to wrangle, and some dense historical exposition is unconvincingly disguised as small talk. Review: In Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ a Memorial to a Lost World 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z After the obligatory condolences are given and awkward small talk navigated, there is a phrase Jews say to those in mourning: “On simchas.” When weddings attack: adventures of a modern bride 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Not only did Simon and Sting share small talk, they also performed a number of songs together. Paul Simon and Sting at the United Center 2014-02-26T06:48:00Z A police statement noted that "after brief small talk with the federal police officer, the 'Terminator' left the main station through the north entrance." Police stop Schwarzenegger riding bike in Munich station 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The small talk ends at the two-top, and for the next 90 minutes, André serves up long-winded epiphanies plucked from his global journeys involving New Age retreats and mystical shenanigans. ‘My Dinner With André’ at 40: Still Serving Hot Takes 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Cohle is stoic and intense, not built for small talk, a man who doesn't try to win an argument, mostly because he knows he's right, so debate is pointless. Just like Rust never sleeps, McConaughey is wide awake 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Then she brandished her Sensei eight-inch professional right-handed hair shears and went to work, making small talk as she started to scissor her way, gently but with purpose, through the fluffy mound atop his head. No More Drugs or Gigolos: A Celebrity Hairdresser Comes Clean 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z There was a bit of small talk, about a national museum show that included a not-so-subtle critique of Monaco’s ugly midcentury high-rises. In Transit Blog: A Brush With Art, and Royalty, in Monaco 2012-04-10T18:26:00Z But it, too, enjoyably considers the implicit sprawling dimensions of what we think of as small talk. Theater Review: ‘Harrison, TX,’ Three Plays by Horton Foote 2012-08-15T02:27:25Z There is no such thing as small talk with Jeannette Walls. Nicole & Co: Jeannette Walls — ‘Dysfunctional families are what I know’ 2013-06-20T00:00:07Z Like many of us, he finds small talk tough. One step beyond: the ascent of mountain runner Kílian Jornet 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z He said he walked up to Scott afterward, to make small talk, and the congressman “said something about how I hadn’t ‘followed the script.’ ” Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z These include things like scaffolding, small talk, splitting the check and covering furniture. The delight of HBO's bizarre docuseries "How to With John Wilson" is found in the detours 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z He was impatient of small talk or gossip; conversation was always about particular works of art, which he would discuss intensely. Leo Steinberg obituary 2011-04-12T16:56:17Z After a little small talk, we agreed to meet for drinks. I Bet You Think These Songs Are About You 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z I knew his preferred coding languages, his least favorite content management system, and his general hatred of dancing, small talk and girls in bars. Modern Love: Even in Real Life, There Were Screens Between Us 2011-04-28T23:32:19Z Cook picked a former Obama official for the dinner, which makes small talk so much easier, doesn’t it? Who to bring to a White House state dinner? CEOs try new twist on the VIP plus-one. 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z He offered little in the way of small talk. Facebook founder's story no longer his alone 2010-09-30T22:51:00Z In this brooding quasi-Wagnerian lament, wounds that have barely healed are suddenly torn open as the former lovers make small talk. Review: Stars Pay Tribute to Frank Sinatra 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The only thing more awkward than the small talk is the silence. The Second Season of “Succession” Digs Into the Characters’ Self-Loathing 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z I am hoping that by sitting patiently and making easy small talk, you will induce your son to express why he is telling the toys they are stupid and he wants to kill them. Perspective | What’s behind this 5-year-old’s violent play? 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Questions like “How was your day?” or “What do you think about the recent news?” aren’t just small talk—they’re key training to help kids get comfortable in all social settings. How To Explain the Point of Manners to Modern Kids 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z My social anxiety makes it incredibly hard for me to have normal small talk, so blogging has been the next best thing. For author Jenny Lawson, life is brutal — and hilarious 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z I’ve made some acquaintances at work and at the gym, but because of my social anxiety it never goes beyond small talk. Perspective | Ask Amy: Family roiled by grandfather’s medical choice 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Its famously off-kilter exchange of pleasantries is a mockery of logic, appearing like small talk but then veering off course into random nonsense. Theater Review: Ionesco?s ?Bald Soprano? at City Center - Review 2011-09-27T21:06:39Z Salamon, 36, says she made small talk about weather — just like everyone else — until she had a “climate freakout” nine years ago. The weather used to be good for small talk. Now it’s dead serious. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z And, particularly, how people block the view of mortality with small talk and its physical equivalents. Review: A Fantasy Town Builds a Wall Against Time in ‘Ballyturk’ 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z I remembered the dusty hitchhiker in Costa Rica, the dates and the meaningful connections I’d made by escaping small talk. The End of Small Talk 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Schoolyard small talk was punctuated by jellyfish horror stories, and debates over the best way to deal with stings. Getting dumped: the humiliating nostalgia of a beachside wipeout 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Whenever Vanessa was possessed by the Devil—which happened with notable regularity, as befits a penny dreadful—the first horror was always the moment you realized how easily the Devil handles Victorian small talk. The damsel in distress trap: How “Penny Dreadful” betrayed Vanessa Ives 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Sixty-nine percent of respondents admit the weather is their go-to topic of conversation when it comes to small talk, suffering 14 grueling seconds of weather talk per conversation. Americans will suffer 5 sweaty, sleepless nights before turning on the AC for the summer, survey finds 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Six characters in search of stillness arrive at a wellness center hoping to quiet the inner cacophony that has led them to sign up for a five-day break from their smartphones and small talk. 'Small Mouth Sounds': Playwright Bess Wohl's off-Broadway sleeper arrives at the Broad Stage 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z As a young man, Nixon was awkward, square, hopeless at making small talk. ‘Richard Nixon,’ Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z CBS took a different approach to avoid much of the dead time of small talk as guests were arriving. Television brings wedding pageantry to world 2011-04-29T13:52:25Z But I’d like to suggest an alternate story line: He engages you in small talk and asks which house is yours. Perspective | Ask Amy: Urban pioneer worried about nosy neighborhood 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The lone couple makes some small talk, none of it about the movie, from what I can tell. 13 Hours: Michael Bay's Benghazi movie and 'the American Way' 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z “She was pretty cute,” he said, so after introducing himself and making small talk, he asked for her number. After a Few Missed Cues, a Connection 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z It was very awkward, but we said hello and made some small talk, and I introduced my family to him, and told them he was my ex-husband. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Daughter-in-law seeks agent to manage parents’ guilt trip 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z As I bluffed my way through, trying to buy time with stilted small talk as I rooted around for a recording device, I felt incredibly proud of myself. Larry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z "Do you . . . like 'Emily in Paris'?" a friend's family member asked me on one bright morning walk, by way of small talk that felt immediately like a trap. Dear France: I'm sorry about "Emily in Paris" 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Observers and reporters use these conferences to make small talk, compare notes or break for the hallway. Asleep at the Roger Clemens trial 2012-06-10T13:00:00Z Rob and I would do a chapter each, and I'd be sat there in silence on my own at home, with no small talk. Alan Partridge: a look inside his mind 2013-07-27T05:00:00Z To spend the money felt overly self-indulgent, and something as inconsequential as making small talk with the nail technician was daunting. How I became an adventurous woman 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z When Zak goes to visit him, he awkwardly drops a “Godfather” reference into the small talk and then has to backtrack. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1 Finale: As Confused as Ever 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z As the credits rolled to last night's show, the small talk between Cameron and the two presenters was in distinctly short supply. David Cameron gets a wakeup call on The One Show 2011-03-09T13:49:02Z “You must be relieved not to be in your old job at a moment like this,” I said, making small talk. Madeleine Albright Out of Power 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Naturally shy, he doesn’t think of himself as a particularly social person, doesn’t drink and doesn’t care much for small talk and backslapping. How money muscled out power on Washington’s A-list 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z My father couldn’t swallow small talk, no matter how small and harmless, and that day he was choking down a lot of it. I was a “male spinster” 2012-11-29T01:00:00Z Going out for roles, he still faced immediate roadblocks: the small talk, the eye contact, the instant connection an actor is supposed to make with the director. The World Really Is a Stage, Scripts and All, to an Actor With Autism 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The discussion started with small talk about design, then got serious fast when she launched into a dark confession about never leaving her basement that culminated with this attention-getter. She Swipes Right on Tinder, and Everyone’s in on the Joke 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z How they inspire nostalgia for small talk, or the sensation of trying to balance a paper plate full of cheese cubes with a plastic cup of chardonnay. Enjoy these tales of awkwardness and mortification from Zoom holiday office party season 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Andrew notices her straight away, you bet, and before long they’re beaming at each other, exchanging small talk and hitting the dance floor. ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Review: The Boy in the Bubble 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z For instance, small talk: I’m told by Sheikh to keep things breezy, speak expressively and make questions open. 'I am not naturally magnetic': can you learn how to be charismatic? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Dinner turns into drinks, small talk gives way into how they really are, becoming a vortex of past and present. ‘See You Then’ Review: The More Things Stay the Same 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z It was a relief to remember small talk when I started chatting. Love in the time of corona: 'This wasn't how I planned it, but she said yes' 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Ushered into the examination room, Fiorina deferred any small talk, turning away from the patient and smiling motionless for the cameras. Carly Fiorina killed in the debates. But how would she do in person? 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The wrinkle is that even peppered with punch lines, the agitated small talk frequently overlaps and sometimes dissolves into a chatter-y wash. Tough luck leads to angsty laughs in ‘Sons of the Prophet’ 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Lohan sits down, smiles and skips the small talk. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z Great characters layer over their feelings with coded small talk. How to make "Glee" sing in its second season 2010-06-09T11:40:00Z Here’s one passenger’s ill-fated attempt at cocktail-party small talk: “No weather in space, right? Makes it hard to talk about the weather, which I’m kind of illustrating.” Armando Iannucci Gets Lost in Space in “Avenue 5” 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z The two sit in the city traffic and engage in small talk about their lives. How American Gods changed the game for gay sex on TV 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z A master of small talk, Carson listened intently, interjecting strategically, livening up an interview by drawing on a seemingly limitless store of canned jokes and even occasionally poems. As a Teenager, I Hated Johnny Carson. Then Came the Pandemic. 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Derek Brown, owner of the Columbia Room bar in Washington, finds small talk to be difficult these days. It’s not just you. We’re all socially awkward now. 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Up here it was an adjustment, all the small talk, and everyone wanting to say hi.” Jewels Made to Be Worn, All Day, Every Day 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z “There is nothing greatly impressive, one way or the other, about his appearance, mannerisms, or his small talk,” one newspaper critic wrote. Art Linkletter, TV Host, Dies at 97 2010-05-26T21:10:00Z She left the small talk to Alger and me. My dinner with Alger Hiss 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Yet has small talk ever seemed so big? ‘Is This a Room’ Review: A Transcript Becomes a Thrilling Thriller 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z “I met her in the elevator, the day before yesterday, and was making small talk,” she said. Nanny suspected of killing two kids in NY apartment 2012-10-26T12:39:00Z With nerves and small talk propelling them into the restaurant, toward the maître d’, the cabdriver followed them, telling Ms. Welker that she had not paid him. For NBC’s Kristen Welker, Love Took Its Time 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z How do I get better at small talk? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Her dad treats her like his marriage counselor, and she has had enough 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z “We knew we were going to have our bodies and safety in each other’s hands, so there was no time for stumbling small talk.” ‘The Hunt’ Showdown: 7 Months of Training; 7 Minutes of Combat 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z After a moment of cacophony the two sides begin to “speak” to one another, and the small talk leads to a discussion of how to spend the holidays. Annie Hall at 40: ranking the film's funniest moments 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z I would meet the guy downstairs, suffer the indignity of small talk, then take my stuff and bolt. My drinking years: ‘Everyone has blackouts, don’t they?’ 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z “Despite her small stature, Justice Ginsburg is a very intimidating person. We absolutely found it intimidating initially – there isn’t a lot of small talk,” West said. 'A tremendous legacy': capturing the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on film 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z These days, she said, strangers seem much more willing to indulge in small talk, as if they are starved for human contact. Masks Keep Us Safe. They Also Hide Our Smiles. 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Some but not all of it is small talk. | 'Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors': Review: ‘Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors’ 2012-07-15T21:14:48Z “They were always pretentious. There was all this small talk I didn’t get. Now I get to be myself. I don’t have to hide it when I don’t understand someone.” The Joy of Cooking Naked 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The driver, Marc, picked me up, and made small talk, asked me about my day. How I stole my bike back (and what I learned about anti-theft measures along the way) 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z He quails at the thought of having to make small talk with a pizza delivery guy. Review: In ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ a Lonely Teenager, a Viral Lie and a Breakout Star 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Most of the people with whom I made small talk said they were just there for a fun, social weekend. Single in the Caribbean Sun 2012-02-03T19:34:19Z “Why does small talk make my throat tense?” he wonders at the party celebrating her first novel, as he struggles to keep pace with a woman who becomes “a large vibrating mouth.” Review: In ‘The Narrow Door,’ Paul Lisicky Opens a Window on Friendship 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z But being on a team is definitely not Turing's style, and because the culture of personal small talk is one code he will never break, he is totally at sea in human relations. 'Imitation Game' a crackerjack tale about Enigma buster Alan Turing 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z So here are five pieces of good news to celebrate as you make small talk with your aunt’s new weirdo boyfriend. Here are 5 Things to be Thankful For This Dismal November 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The two made small talk, then “it pivoted when we got to talking more about politics,” Sam said. Date Lab: When politics came up, the conversation ‘pivoted’ 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z One called Personal Life allows users to practice making small talk and sing karaoke in front of virtual friends and colleagues. A Virtual-Reality Program to Conquer the Fear of Public Speaking 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Scampering onstage in high-top sneakers, she is visibly bored and slightly contemptuous as she listens to her mother and her nurse trade small talk about the possibility of her marriage. Theater Review: Love?s Flames Amid a City in Flames 2011-07-12T21:27:37Z When people invite me to parties where you stand around making small talk I always struggle whether or not to be honest. How to Say ‘No’ This Thanksgiving 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z This is the fantasy of a life lived without small talk, all the fat cut away. Rachel Cusk is returning fiction to its roots in storytelling 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z It was also jumping with subtext: Even as they circled Ms. Winner with an espionage charge, the F.B.I. agents made small talk about the weather, CrossFit and her cat. Staging Reality Winner: An F.B.I. Transcript Becomes an Offbeat Thriller 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Surviving the pandemic was the subtext of the night, and so the small talk was a bit bigger. The Washington Ballet bounces back with the capital’s first post-pandemic gala 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z Maybe it was the chore of making small talk with the handful of audience members who had paid hundreds of dollars extra to stuff their faces at the cast’s table. Rib-Eye Steak With a Side of Shakespeare 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Moments before actors took the stage at a recent performance, audience members sipped cheap red wine and made small talk about the Twitter chatter surrounding the show. A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z The dialogue proves similarly disorienting as it rapidly switches between small talk, philosophical inquiry and one-liners. Hear me out: why The Dilemma isn't a bad movie 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z This why the decline of small talk matters. ‘Small Talk’ Review: The Art of Meaningless Banter 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z We made small talk for a minute or so before she returned to what I realized was her detached writer’s studio, a building that seemed to exist solely for her to write in. The working poor in the Hamptons: I cleaned a rich author's swimming pool while writing my own novel 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z Mr. West lingers at the show, making small talk with fashion executives and mildly excited fans. Noticed: New York Fashion Week: A Well-Lighted Media Blackout 2011-02-18T22:17:44Z We made some small talk about research; he was a biology professor, and I was a biology major working in a genetics lab. My failed Mormon resignation 2012-07-11T00:00:00Z They made small talk for a bit, before going their separate ways. Match of the day: meet the people who helped their ex find new love 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z There wasn’t a lot of small talk or niceties. ‘Women Talking’ and What a Post-#MeToo Future Looks Like 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z These days they are usually okay and even exchange small talk about the grandchildren at family events. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Pull up your big-boy pants, Grandpa, and go to a 3-year-old’s party 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Our respective tumor sizes count as small talk. The Out of Towner: Cancer Survivors See the Play ?Wit? 2012-02-16T23:10:38Z I hated small talk, but with him I made an effort, chatting about the weather or Tom Brady, fail-safe topics for building camaraderie in Boston. He Delivered for Me 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z It’s not ideal, lots of small talk, but we are making slow progress. Carolyn Hax: Torn between standing up for beliefs and honoring family 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z I don't want to read a leaflet about a local parrot park or make small talk with a travelling sales rep that leads to an eye-watering tale about her ectopic pregnancy. Grace Dent's TV OD: Three In A Bed 2011-04-01T23:06:00Z The freshman Democratic congresswoman from California, a single mom of three children, is perfectly aware that inquiring about another person’s family is just polite small talk. A record number of congresswomen are mothers. Here’s a glimpse inside their first-ever caucus. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Not because the talk itself is small, but because it serves the function of small talk. “Bunheads” Adorable Nihilism 2012-07-17T14:22:00Z Ms. Rankine is warm but firm, starting with small talk about why people have dyed their hair before asking about the connections between blondness and whiteness. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z We make small talk when we see each other, usually about our kids, our town, etc. Perspective | Ask Amy: New wife worries about hubby’s ex connection 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Perhaps I wouldn’t be the guy who struggles with small talk at parties. 'I am not naturally magnetic': can you learn how to be charismatic? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The handful of hours he spent with the Dollies — a short walk, lunch, some small talk — had mostly faded from his memories. After 50 years, the mystery of these Vietnam War photos of ‘Donut Dollies’ is solved 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z “For instance, if you dread small talk, then try to find that person that you can have a deeper conversation with.” How to handle holiday party stress when partying sounds exhausting 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z “Rather than simply offering our thanks, we should be looking for ways to go beyond small talk and create more meaningful connections with veterans and better understand their service,” she said. On Veterans Day, going beyond ‘Thank you for your service’ 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z A lot has happened in the years since and, never prone to small talk, Willa and Bill quickly progress to large talk over the course of the night that they’re stranded alone in the airport. Review: In 'What Happens Later,' former flames spark as a rom-com queen takes flight 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z When I connected with other people who loved the same stars I did, it was like skipping a slew of small talk on a first date. Travis Barker wants to be 'superhuman.' Catastrophe will do that to a man 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z As we settled into our shared spaces and got past the initial small talk, we reached a level of comfort that is unusual for people who have just met. A runner finds a sense of belonging on an Alaskan retreat for people of color 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The course also tries to help students “have decent interview skills, have small talk skills, which is something people don’t know,” she added. Want to learn English for free? Here are the resources you'll need 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The pair exchanged niceties when their paths crossed, and they shared tea and small talk on the deck that separates the main house and ADU. She checked into a luxury Airbnb, then refused to leave for 540 days 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z When the world’s telling you to be alone, even friendly small talk with a stranger can seem like its own essential refueling. Review: 'Dumb Money,' the inevitable GameStop surge movie, injects laughs into a class war 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z But sports talk can also transcend small talk and become a shared field of memories, a tie that binds. How I learned that the Dodgers are L.A.'s language of love 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z “But it wasn’t small talk. It was his pain. His agony. His seemingly stoic exterior vanished quickly as he spoke with Diana.” Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for Los Angeles Times, dies 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z She lacks the impulse, so common among people her age, to make unnecessary small talk or feign friendliness in order to appear likable. For Dua Lipa, Just Being a Pop Star Isn’t Enough 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Salt found its way to my lips and sand stuck to my thighs as we opined on her jitters about a long drive to an upcoming event and made small talk about Marvin. L.A. Affairs: It wasn’t Malibu Barbie who taught me about love. It was Gidget 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z New friendships grew: small talk in Mandarin class turned into a daily wave hello, then swapping Instagram handles and hanging out after school. These high school grads are the COVID Class of 2023 and have the stories to prove it 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Whether it’s opening small talk with “the mountain’s out,” complaining about the “Amazombies” on the bus or ominously referencing the Seattle Freeze, what sayings or words make up the Emerald City’s dialect? How to talk like a Seattleite? We want your expertise 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Australia's collective plan was to be "nasty" to England, foregoing the usual small talk and niceties and not speaking to the opposition before or after matches. The ruin, rise and revenge of Mitchell Johnson 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Although the first video conference to discuss it in late November 2022 offered some windows into the researchers' lives—Madrid's sunshine, London's gloom—the meeting began without small talk. When Disaster Strikes, Is Climate Change to Blame? 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z We engaged in small talk until the small talk became too trivial. L.A. Affairs: I fell for a gay USC frat star. Then I became one 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z And the topic we kept returning to, the thing that flowed most naturally, was our small talk about spicy food. Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Bartenders make small talk that includes tales from their home planet, all while pretending a spicy drink with “lava” may actually explode. Disney pulls plug on high-priced Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, a blow to immersive entertainment 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z After his speech, he spent about 15 minutes shaking hands and making small talk with voters as he maneuvered through the large audience, trailed by reporters, TV cameras and a security detail. DeSantis in Iowa warns of GOP ‘culture of losing’ as weather sidelines Trump’s event in the state 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z The governor and his team have had internal conversations acknowledging the need for him to engage in the basics of political courtship: small talk, handshaking, eye contact. Why Ron DeSantis Is Limping to the Starting Line 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z We spent the days leading up to the date making small talk while I tried to lower my big expectations. L.A. Affairs: She boldly went where no woman had gone before — into my DMs 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z A couple of times we played games, had virtual parties or watched funny cartoon clips, but the relatively boring meetings where we exchanged small talk seemed to be the most popular. Advice | Ask Amy: I’m disappointed that interest in family Zoom calls is waning 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z While it might seem strange to discuss nuclear proliferation in such a setting, these days, it is almost in the realm of small talk. Nuclear weapons: Why South Koreans want the bomb 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z After his nearly 40-minute speech, Mr. DeSantis spent just as long methodically working his way through the crowd, visiting all 50 tables for handshakes, backslaps, photos and small talk. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like 2024 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z “I thought I was going to hear a lot of small talk about county business, but as it got farther along, they started talking about bizarre things,” Mr. Willingham said. An Oklahoma Newspaper’s Secret Recording Prompts Calls for Officials to Resign 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z At the campaign stop in Manchester, Scott - who is well-known for his skill with face-to-face, "retail politics" - made small talk with patrons on topics as innocuous as baseball. 2024 White House hopeful Tim Scott is calling for unity. But many Republicans want a brawl 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z There’s simply no spare time for small talk while on a pitch clock. MLB players find less time for small talk with pitch clock 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z But it’s in between the small talk — Lizzy bickering with her family at the opening about whether there’s too much cubed cheese, or not enough — that Reichardt’s film speaks loudest. Review | ‘Showing Up’: The drudgery and bliss of art making 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Then they skipped small talk and dived right in on her work history, ambitions, strengths and weaknesses, and views on the art industry. 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