Word: pleasants
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...more americans are traveling by car these days, and the trip is always more pleasant with a great station on the radio. Two new companies are hoping drivers will be willing to pay a fee to make sure the music never fades. For $10 to $13 per month, satellite radio providers XM Radio and Sirius are each offering 100 channels of music, news, talk and sports that can be accessed anywhere in the country. "You can drive from New York to Seattle and never change the channel," says XM's spokesman Charles Robbins. "We are doing for radio what cable...
Some Eliot House residents hoping to shower last week were greeted by a less-than-pleasant surprise when they turned on their hot water taps: ice-cold water...
...renovations that took place this summer were major: The floors were refinished and the walls were painted a pleasant dove gray with crimson awnings; the faded black seats were replaced by very comfortable dark turquoise ones; the aisles were made more accessible for wheel chairs and the space was organized more efficiently; the old mono sound system was enhanced by a sub-woofer; the carpets, screen and aisle lights were replaced, and the lobby was spruced up. These massive renovations were done subtly and the Brattle is not fundamentally different. It is still the same beloved theatre that draws people...
...infuses “I Am Free,” “The First Time” and the show’s other standards with energy and life. Gillette’s “Only Love,” though barely sung, is delicate and pleasant. As for the supporting players, Glory Crampton and Natalie Toro add terrific vocal presence as the Widow and the Leader, respectively; Franc D’Ambrosio is likeable as Nikos, but one wonders if his transformation at the hands of Zorba need be so obvious...
It’s a festive good time. Pleasant to look at and easy on the ears, it sends an audience member home with a smile on his face and a catchy tune on his lips. That and nothing more than that...