wryly. petting an emu, steering wheel

Phyllida Barlow, 78, Dies; Sculptor of Playful, Scale-Defying Works

After decades of teaching, the British-born Ms. Barlow found fame as an artist late in life, creating monumental sculptures that wryly commented on industrial society.

In an opinion article in The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Mukasey criticized U.S. national security law as too weak in some areas by noting that prosecutors are sometimes forced to reveal details of cases at the risk of tipping off terrorists. He is also a supporter of the government's anti-terror USA Patriot Act, wryly writing in 2004 that the "awkward name may very well be the worst thing about the statute."

They manage a few stag leaps, but they also wryly recite their injuries and show off their proper technique; the piece, Gia Kourlas says, “showcases something missing in many dance artists of today: a deeply ingrained sense of articulation.” Ah, wisdom.

On the Cover of the Sunday Book Review

'Traffic'

By TOM VANDERBILT
Reviewed by MARY ROACH

An alternate title for this surprising, enlightening look at the psychology of human
beings behind the steering wheel...




Dr. Deming petting an emu, outside Sydney 1989

Wikipedia article "Emu".

n. - 食火雞

steering wheel
駕駛盤



wry
adjective [before noun]
showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly amusing:
a wry smile/comment

wryly
adverb

〔「苦笑(にがわらい)」を音読してできた語〕心中の不快や動揺などをまぎらす笑い。
「―をもらす」「痛い所をつかれて―する」
((smile))a bitter [wry] smile.
・～する　force a smile; smile wryly.