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...Szilagyi and Evi Märklstetter, the Mavida [an error occurred while processing this directive] comprises 47 sparse but tasteful rooms, each with open granite showers, private balconies and widescreen views of the Alps. Public areas are appointed in muted tones and the only real nod to traditional Alpine gemütlichkeit is a classy, glass-enclosed fireplace. But if décor isn't a draw, the restorative qualities of the Mavida's indoor swimming pool and spa should prove a near irresistible lure to daytrippers and holidaymakers flocking to the area for its year-round skiing. There...
...turned her back on this success to pursue her first love: music. Amazingly, she’s proved even better at her second career than her first, confounding expectations and enlivening the otherwise dismal constellation of crossover stars. “Son” is a delicate gem of ambient folk-pop, a smooth-flowing album that’s a pleasure from start to finish. On previous albums, she drifted from on extreme to another, from lush electronic soundscapes to unornamented acoustic guitar lines. With “Son,” she finds her balance: all the elements?...
...stiff competition for Princeton hurler Kristen Schaus, who entered the weekend with a 1.89 ERA, the third best in the Ivy League. Schaus held the Crimson scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. After striking out the lead-off batter, she threw junior Lauren Brown a gem that Brown blasted over the left-field fence. After that, the Harvard offense was stifled by two strikeouts, but Brown’s run put the Crimson within striking distance of the Tigers. “[Brown] came through big on that hit,” Crimson coach Jenny Allard said...
...groove of each song, demonstrating the type of communication you’d expect from a polished jazz combo. As a result, rhythm becomes a dramatic device, one that clearly delineates the border between honest and sarcastic lyrics. Nowhere is this more true than on “Rough Gem.” The first two verses employ the metaphor of diamond mining to illustrate the the dogged pursuit of a dream. Aptly named singer Diamond assumes the voice of that fantasy, suggesting that “you can scoop out my brain, shape it into an ear and then...
...Senior Javier Castellanos twirled another gem for the Crimson, earning his third Ivy League victory in as many weeks with a complete-game six-hitter in the Sunday opener...