Word: swingingly
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...depicts J.P. Morgan and Henry Ford crushing the starving masses underneath their ridiculous wealth. Even pinup girl Evelyn Nesbit, whose (literally) insanely jealous husband murdered her lover in what was then dubbed "The Crime of the Century," is featured regularly, breathlessly uttering, "Wheee!" as she sits atop a velvet swing...
...picture of romantic treachery as subtly animated as Conchita with Sailors--there's a world of sexy waywardness in those spitcurl bangs alone--the people are as weighty and immemorial as Egyptian temple statues. And even when he made a picture in full daylit motion, like Kiss on Swing at a Street Fair, he's still Brassai the night watchman. He manages to catch his sunlit lovers at the very moment that they kiss in the shadows...
...pitching sensation Fidel Castro made the team back in the '40s when he was scouted by the Washington Senators, relations between the U.S. and Cuba might have been radically different over the ensuing decades. But the team took a pass, and Castro returned to politics. Now baseball takes another swing at it when, over the weekend, an American delegation led by Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos attempts to unite the two nations through their mutual love of the game...
Other flashes of sparkle were present. Backlit against Robin Wagner's magnificent Art Deco set, the choreography of the swing members made the big production number "Le Jazz Hot" smoulder. And the two-level, four-door hotel rooms of the secnd act's set did allow for a funny screwball hide-and-seek scene. But one good song does not a great musical make, nor can one humorous scene sustain an entire comedy. It all seems so meager in relation to the possibilities, which is what makes it so disappointing. The very fact that 'Victor' is supposed...
Before the season started, I made a commitment to take my game to a higher level. I have always been a power hitter, but I felt I could become a more selective batter. Sometimes I tried too hard to do too much. I would go to home plate and swing hard at almost everything instead of having the calm to wait for the right pitch. My new goal was to be a greater offensive threat. With patience, an improved swing and a sharper eye, I felt I could bring more to the batter's box and be an even steadier...