Word: tranquilizing
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...summer day and not shut in on a winter night. At first, her music gave a similar impression.Jones began her concert alone at the piano with some of her older tunes. The beginning of each familiar song evoked spontaneous applause and shouts of encouragement from the eager audience.Despite her tranquil appearance, Jones’s voice alone was anything but. Her grainy voice was startling to a newcomer, reminding me at times of a blonde-hippie version of Missy Elliott. Her lyrics and performance style were incredibly honest, and even as a first- time listener, I felt drawn into...
...like Moomins in 1946, but their first appearance in English was as a comic strip that ran in the London Evening News between 1953 and 1958. It was syndicated then, but has never been published since - until now. In the comic strip, the Moomin family strays far from the tranquil charms of Moominvalley: on the French Riviera, Moominpappa gets drunk and Moomin's sweetheart, the Snork Maiden, is seduced by a toothy film star. But then the hattifatteners appear - mute, sock-like animals that grow from seeds and chase after electric storms. There's the discovery of a chestful...
...Following a 13-month, $9.2 million makeover, the museum still exudes a tranquil charm. But light now floods in through roof panels, and with a new granite and red marble foyer grafted onto the front of the building, the exhibition spaces are much less cluttered. Just as important, says Diane Lees, the museum's director, is the rethinking of its layout. "We wanted it to be much more about seeing the exhibits in context," she says...
...visit there became a quiet family pleasure - a treasure chest for kids of toys, games and cool stuff from around the world and across the centuries, and for parents, an invitation to bathe in nostalgia. Following a 13-month, $9.2 million makeover, the museum still exudes a tranquil charm. But light now floods in through roof panels, and with a new granite and red marble foyer grafted onto the front of the building, the exhibition spaces are much less cluttered. Just as important, says Diane Lees, the museum's director, is the rethinking of its layout. "We wanted...
Lighting design by Nicholas J. Shearer ’09 and sound design were modest, but suited the tranquil domestic scenes of the play. The set, designed by Sean P. Bala ‘09, though simple, effectively emanated the leisure of a genteel country home, especially in consideration of the theater’s limited space. Jessica C. Coggins ‘08 created costumes that were perfectly in character for the actors...