It is effectively an interactive love story, but there's a 10-second timer ticking away in the corner of the screen, limiting the narrative to quick, stolen moments.
Bryant is a joy to watch, with his quick steals, his pogo-stick jump shots and electric drives, and an instinct for jamming home rebounds from far above the basket.
"My parents kidnapped —" Ms. Laracuente began, then stopped to steal a quick glance around the funeral parlor.
I used to see many museum visitors lean over the low railings round it and steal a quick touch, while the warders kindly turned a blind eye.
That may explain why so many visitors, who might steal a quick glance or two at the nude performers, are absorbed by Ms. Abramovic, wearing a long red dress that exposes only her hands and her head, seated in silence at a table every hour that the museum is open, never leaving, standing or changing her expression.
The beauty of this combination lies in the pace and style of sports, which is unlike nearly any other news event — a two-and-a-half hour game, like the one last night, can easily be distilled into four or five six-second spurts without compromising its meaning or significance: a dunk, a steal, a quick scoring run, all of these elements last for seconds.
Just steal a quick photo and you can do the rest later.
William was on hand to dole out the award to the honorees, which also included actress Sarah Gordy, but Thompson made the most of her time with the Prince, even trying to steal a quick kiss. .
I stole a quick glance in his direction.
