Word: appealing
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...jazz. His father, who created avant-garde jazz, said, "The main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe." Ravi is continuing to give beauty to the timeless appeal of jazz. He is handling us, showing us "Moving Pictures" of his world, timing the images to the pulse of history and the song of the future. Here stands the physique of John, the dignity of Ravi, the soul of the Coltrane...
Read about a new album from Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello and you can picture the record executives having a field day: the swinging songsmith meets the aging king of punk! Austin Powers plus Sid Vicious! Sex appeal and intellectual cachet! It must be a senseless gimmick just dying for a shot of arch hipness, you can practically assume. Another dud for the remainders bin. Fortunately for us, though, these songwriters have in fact crafted an album that is subtle, passionate and captivating. Pieced together by Bacharach and Costello during spare moments together in hotel suites on rented pianos...
Baja provides a menu that can appeal to all sorts--timid Tex-Mex neophytes may content themselves with their nachos and their quesadillas, while those with creative spirits may expand their horizons with pumpkin-stuffed rellenos or tortilla pie with chile mashed potatoes. Ingredients taste fresh, service is quick and friendly, and the wait on a Monday night was nonexistent. The Border was happily bypassed, and can remain forever ensconced in the shadow of a superior eatery across the river...
Unless the city wins on appeal, the ruling means voters will decide next month if they want to spend an estimated $1 billion to build a new Yankee Stadium on Manhattan's West Side...
Students would be able to appeal a loss of credit to the "Attendance Review Committee" made up of administrators, teachers and guidance counselors...