Word: rigueur
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...singer Seal has always seemed to draw on his own private power source, so it should come as no surprise that his recent performance on MTV's acoustic showcase, Unplugged, was suffused with energy despite the de rigueur absence of electric guitars (the segment begins airing this week). But what is surprising is just how gracefully Seal took to the format. Tuneful, enigmatically romantic songs such as Kiss from a Rose blossomed under the scrutiny that a lower-volume set brings, and Seal's voice, charismatic and craggy, revealed new depths in the low-key format, especially on his climactic...
...singer Seal has always seemed to draw on his own private power source, so it should come as no surprise that his recent performance on MTV1s acoustic showcase, Unplugged, was suffused with energy despite the de rigueur absence of electric guitars (the segment begins airing this week). "What is surprising is just how gracefully Seal took to the format," notes TIME's Christopher John Farley. "Tuneful, enigmatically romantic songs such as 'Kiss from a Rose' blossomed under the scrutiny that a lower-volume set brings, and Seal1s voice, charismatic and craggy, revealed new depths in the low-key format, especially...
Finally, though, unity became outdated. The evangelical population, although slower than the rest of the country to adopt the post-Vietnam adversarial spirit, caught up and produced a generation for whom, Noll says, "ideological combat has become de rigueur." The movement's energy, once generated by the fervor of Christian witness, appears now to flow more from the red-hot political engagement of such Christian Right warriors as broadcast executive Pat Robertson; Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed, his protege; and the less renowned but perhaps more influential James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family. Weakening the Graham clout further...
Miniskirts, high heels and fishnet stockings were almost de rigueur dinner attire last night in the Adams House dining hall--at least...
...Some things the Lampoon stands for are things Perspective has fought against," says Furman. "The exclusivity, the closest thing to a rush on campus, humor that at times is at other people's expense"--while de rigueur for the Lampy, most Perspective staffers find these things unacceptable...