Sentences with phrase «riffing by»

I think that Nathanson's only task as screenwriter was to serve up a main plot, a few staple gags, and to allow plenty of room for riffing by the main stars throughout.

(Mother Jones / AP)-RRB- **************** There's alot to consider in this «off the cuff» riff by Mitt.

«It reads like an extemporaneous riff by a clever father asked a question he doesn't want to answer, and it makes an excellent gift for those heroic fathers who consider reading aloud to their children one of parenthood's greatest joys.»

Harold Ambler drew my attention to a hilarious comedic rap riff by the German techno deejay Flula Borg («Polar vortex... I need some Gore - Tex...»).

There's an interesting (and long) post on Slashdot that's essentially a riff by a non-lawyer on vagueness and interpretation in law.

Not exact matches

Later that night, while riffing on the vile comments left by trolls on his YouTube videos, headliner Chris Hardwick talks about the nerd uprising.

His premise was that music could be broken down in an objective way by trained musicians; he called his effort the Music Genome Project, a riff on the drive to map human DNA.

I've got a piece up at WaPo riffing off of this new paper by Fed economist David Reifschneider (DR).

I riffed on the first part of this phony claim by Rep Ryan the other day — «Our plan is to give seniors the power to deny business to inefficient providers» — promising to get to the second part — ``... their plan [Affordable Care Act] is to give government the power to deny care to seniors» — later.

Ric McIver was riffing on the by - now familiar point that the NDP govâ $ ™ t was not actually creating jobs but killing them with its new taxes and the threat of royalty rate increases and a carbon tax, e...

Ric McIver was riffing on the by - now familiar point that the NDP gov» t was not actually creating jobs but killing them with its new taxes and the threat of royalty rate increases and a carbon tax, e...

It is a riff on the problems I've seen in people in leadership roles that I have no other way to interpret but as them demonstrating sociopathological behaviors — no apparent conscience touched by issues of right / wrong, no apparent compassion and empathy for others who are suffering or how their own abusive actions induce suffering.

Yes, we should be wary of the dominating culture's depravity, but what if we were so focused on creating and cultivating our own culture of goodness and beauty that we could finally see the riff raff for what it is, and no longer felt so threatened by it?

By seeing them in action, riffing with each other and figuring out how in the heck you even use a lightsaber, they become as real as Luke, Leia and the rest in no time.

By comparison, Caritas in Veritate is like jazz riffs on a familiar tune.

He explains — riffing off an article by Beran — that Obama is no Bill Clinton.

Most quotable (nominated by J.R. Goudeau): Kelley Nikondeha with «Faith Statement (riffing on Barbara Brown Taylor)»

This function of an idealistic ethical symbol, this affirmation that the moral act is an expression of the love and the will of the universal Spirit, is characteristic of the religious and Christian Ethic, the Ethic of love and of the anxious search for the divine presence, which, as a result of narrow partisanship or lack of insight, is spurned and vilified today by vulgar rationalists and intellectualists, by so - called free - thinkers and similar riff - raff who frequent Masonic lodges.

For a simple side, riff on hash brown potatoes by tossing refrigerated potato wedges with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

By riffing on familiar and comforting desserts such as banana cream pie, s» mores bars and cannoli — as well as by whipping up her own inventions like Butterfinger - flavored cake or her famous Inception cookie (which for the uninitiated is an Oreo - stuffed chocolate chip cookie)-- Clara Cakes is a great option for couples who favor fun over fancBy riffing on familiar and comforting desserts such as banana cream pie, s» mores bars and cannoli — as well as by whipping up her own inventions like Butterfinger - flavored cake or her famous Inception cookie (which for the uninitiated is an Oreo - stuffed chocolate chip cookie)-- Clara Cakes is a great option for couples who favor fun over fancby whipping up her own inventions like Butterfinger - flavored cake or her famous Inception cookie (which for the uninitiated is an Oreo - stuffed chocolate chip cookie)-- Clara Cakes is a great option for couples who favor fun over fancy.

A riff on traditional spinach artichoke dip, this creamy, cheesy dip recipe is made healthier by replacing some of the cream cheese with yogurt.

As for the giant summer salad - oh wow here comes that evolution theme again - it's inspired by a Tofu Brown Rice Salad I've been riffing on for about 25 years.

This rich butter - basted pork is offset by a bright, crunchy celery salad that's a riff on a recipe from Joshua McFadden at Ava Gene's.

Wes Avila, chef and owner of Guerrilla Tacos in Los Angeles, is riffing on a classic American «Taco Tuesday» with his own inventive, Mexico - by - way - of - LA taco called the «Pocho.»

In this season of life, our meals are riffs on the same sort of thing, all made special by the rotation of a few sauces.

We've joined together with some other bloggers to celebrate Melissa by riffing on her whole wheat waffles recipe and sharing a personal kitchen tip, Faux Martha style.

A mention of theubiquitous Armstrong - inspired yellow wristbands triggers a Clintonian riff onhow «the Internet and mass marketing mechanisms have increased the power ofprivate citizens to do public good... particularly if they are well led, whether it is by Bono or Bill and Melinda Gates or Lance Armstrong.»

RadarOnline.com is reporting that the riff in their relationship is being caused by Kutcher, who's still in contact with the girls — much to Demi's dismay.

The AP story was picked up so widely that over a week later, my Google alerts continue to link to reprints of it around the country, along with riffs on the same theme by other news organizations, such as this piece from Time magazine.

Lazio started by riffing off the e-mail scandal of his other primary opponent, Carl Paladino, releasing a host of his own fake messages that gently poked fun at reporters and detractors like state GOP Chairman Ed Cox.

Professional comedians Vanessa Hollingshead and A. Whitney Brown opened the night by riffing on drugs and religion, which prompted little more than nervous laughter from the audience.

Obama should have gotten into the Moses act — riffing how Republicans, as repped by Bush and McCain, are like unto a plague of locusts.

Further riffing on the Reddit - as - government analogy, The Verge's T.C. Sottek suggests instead that it is «a failed state,» adding that «Reddit wants to be a techno - libertarian's wet dream, but in practice its a weak feudal system that's actually run by a small group of angry warlords who use «free speech» as a weapon.

As the pair walked down the corridor of Buckingham Palace, the monarch glanced at him slightly, in a moment of subtle humour which recognised the absurdity of the image and riffed on the way she is viewed by the public.

You could think of it as putting the art of food presentation, long practised by restauranteurs, on a more neuroscientific basis, much as molecular gastronomy riffs off the chemical basis of cooking.

In this riff on it, skip the dipping in egg and sautéing steps, but do dot the bread with butter, broil it, and then layer on the ham, followed by cheese.

«Small injuries to the vascular wall that can be caused by anything from high blood pressure to toxins attract all sorts of metabolic riff - raff, from bacteria to oxidized (damaged) LDL particles; the immune system sends inflammatory cytokines to the area, and more oxidation and inflammation takes place eventually resulting in the growth of plaque and, ultimately, to an increased risk for heart disease.

A riff on traditional spinach artichoke dip, this creamy, cheesy dip recipe is made healthier by replacing some of the cream cheese with yogurt.

Marc by Marc Jacobs went the color - block route — another huge trend for spring — to give his midcalf balloon dress a sporty riff, while Derek Lam and Max Azria for BCBG opted for the unadulterated flow of a simple dress and pantsuit.

He was a sk8er boi, she said see you later boy... The number one lyric us nineties children all know by heart as soon as we hear the first notes of that famous guitar riff!

Scene after scene starts off stale and isn't rescued by riffing.

And guitar riffs aren't as savage, and often drowned out by premade loops programmed by some dude in his mama's basement.

«Towers» continues the joyride with an upbeat musical riff complimented beautifully by a saxophone and pedal slide in the background courtesy of Colin Stetson and Greg Leisz; it is almost too short of a song to truly grasp what Vernon is attempting to write, but provides a seamless interlude to «Michicant».

Running approximately two - and - a-half minutes, the single's ominous guitar riffs have been widely cited as early examples of the power chord technique, a rock»n' roll staple beloved by musicians as diverse as The Who's Pete Townsend and punk pioneers The Ramones.

The highlights are outweighed by tracks such as Glitter Gold Year, a half - formed sketch of jabbing bass and meandering riffs.

Arcade Fire's tightest and tersest album since 2004's Funeral is by far its least ambitious, and the band is cool to riff on this.

Graced with moments of astonishing, even psychedelic beauty, including profligate flowers and vines, sporelike growths worthy of Antoni Gaudí and fantastical beasts of the Southern wild, this is a movie that moves quietly, its meditative tone deepened by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury's counterintuitive score, composed largely of soothing acoustic guitar riffs, rather than the usual synthesized bloops and beeps.

Nourizadeh, working with a script by Max Landis, plays Mike's bloody violence like visual guitar riffs, and approaches the martial - arts set pieces with heavily underlined wit.

The band's riffs and solos topple like old growth redwoods unmoored by a mudslide, and when Haino drops his mic to join the fray on guitar and electronics, the collapse is complete.

There is this one riff that repeats itself over and over and gets so damned annoying by the end you may want to choose extras with the sound down.