Krispy Kreme doughnuts were different, in the most marvelous possible way, she wrote.

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And, by the way, his choice of partners, first Hellman Friedman, founded by my late and most marvelous cousin F.

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Our fascination with romance, one of the most marvelous aspects of our lives sends even the most sensible person into a state of blind denial.

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And the really marvelous thing is that after about 10 minutes of training, most people are as good as professional astronomers at this.

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Two of Hines's most prominent self-confessed devotees were Teddy Wilson, who performed a marvelous two-piano duet with Hines in 1965 (available on YouTube) and Nat King Cole, both of whom were nearly as influential as Hines himself.

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Aaron Freeman, better known as Gene Ween of the band Ween, is releasing an album of McKuen songs this week: "Marvelous Clouds" (Partisan), a loving review of Mr. McKuen's most familiar compositions, performed with charm and reverence.

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