Word: delighteful
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...treat. The alcohol, chilled and diluted by its journey down the ice, was a burst of delight in my mouth. “This is what rappers must drink,” I thought as I lapped at the ice. “I could drink this forever...
Despite his situation, Frederic sings of his love for a good paradox, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players (HRG&SP) seem to share that affection. And, ultimately, it’s the way the Players handle these paradoxes with earnest delight and abundant charm that makes “The Pirates of Penzance” so irresistibly enjoyable...
...workshop. Kuranaga revealed her girlish good when she disguised herself as Dr. Coppélius’s beloved doll, fooling the old toy-maker into thinking his masterwork had come to life. Dr. Coppélius, played by the comical Boyko Dossev, hobbled around the stage in delight as Kuranaga danced a Scottish reel and a Spanish fandango. His delight turned to dismay when she revealed her trick and ran from the workshop hand-in-hand with Frantz. It is in this second act that Léo Delibes is truly distinguished as a dancer’s composer...
...immune to that kind of thing, or you think it somehow weak, pretentious, artsy-fartsy or unbusinesslike, then there are enough functional objects in the market for you. But you might consider this: from the starting point of delight, detail, finish, polish and design come not, it seems, shallow high-end toys for the affluent but increasingly products that are ... well, awesomely functional. The iPhone App Store has certainly offered silly digital tchotchkes, but more and more serious professional tools are emerging for medical, military and industrial use too. The iPhone, like the Mac, was derided upon introduction...
...Palin rather than the actual candidate (even Cindy highlighted this fact in her brief remarks, to nervous laughter). Notably, all the cable-news networks (Fox included) cut away from live coverage once Palin had concluded her remarks and McCain began his, although McCain's team professed only delight with the turnout. And the Senator gamely continued his conversion from a career of compromise with Democrats to a Republican determined to stand second to no one in vowing to thwart Obama's agenda, starting with overturning the new health care law. "It's going to be repealed and replaced...