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...some grizzled baseball types who don't believe in miracles say the answer can be found in Martinez's extraordinary fingers--long and slender like those of a pianist. They allow him to grip the ball longer and spin it fiercely, making it sing and dance. From the same arm motion, Pedro can deliver four very different pitches. He has a straight fast ball that approaches 100 m.p.h., a cut fast ball that moves in on left-handed hitters, a curve that suddenly dives for the plate and the game's best change-up, which often has a red-faced...
...Capella Concerts: 1. Sanders Theatre concerts that take place nearly every weekend in the fall and spring, featuring men in tuxedos and women in black dresses who sing songs from the '60s without instrumental accompaniment. 2. You'll be sick of them by December...
...report on the Cannes Film Festival [LETTER FROM CANNES, May 29], Richard Corliss referred to the film Dancer in the Dark. He said it "showcased the minimal talents of Icelandic pop star Bjork. She's a quadruple-threat artiste: can't act, can't dance, can't sing, can't compose." This movie went on to capture the prestigious Palme d'Or, and Bjork won the best-actress award. Exactly who is the incompetent one here, Bjork or your critic? ERLENDUR S. ORSTEINSSON Reykjavik...
...Electric Company (kids hummed Silent E for minutes on end), then retreated to his blackboard. So the Rhino compilation of his collected works--all 45 songs, including the newish (I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica--is cause for temperate rejoicing from word nerds of all ages. Everyone, sing a chorus of Poisoning Pigeons in the Park...
Even when taking on the guises of God and Ireland, of course, O'Connor seems to be singing about herself. When she writes, the music flows from some deep, hidden spring. "I don't ever sit down and try to write songs," she says. "I believe they write themselves and that they're in the air and in your soul. I start hearing them inside myself, and I don't make any effort; I just walk around for a month or so and let the song sing itself inside of me and then usually it's complete before...