But I'm not teasing anybody.
I'm not teasing out a few isolated instances: these false notes and anachronisms abound.
When he is not teasing dictatorial megalomania, he combines the British tradition of bawdy humor with the current American market demand for infantile burlesque — the "American Pie" world, which he should now put behind him.
Bostridge is only recently returned from an enforced vocal break, which perhaps explains why he started a little cautiously, not teasing as much detail from the opening three songs as Uchida immediately revealed in her compellingly hushed accompaniment.
Yet one thing I learned from writing a critical biography of him in 1996 is that plays like "The Birthday Party," "The Caretaker," "The Homecoming" and "Betrayal" are not teasing abstractions spun out of thin air; they are highly concrete plays that have their roots in lived experience.
It remains to be see whether or not teasing NYT print customers with a free day of digital access will actually boost the paper's subscription revenues, as is hoped.
