The painstaking yet casual presentations can show a striking naturalism, with some dishes taking visual cues from the chefs' walks on the Appalachian Trail nearby.
This casual, unthinking presentation of torture is just the oddest example of the show's ultimately flat, almost dissociative affect.
Downtempo and downtrodden, "1999" is casual in presentation but complex in execution, full of offhand assonance that's hypnotic: "Used to beg mom dukes for lunch money/Honeys used to run from me/when pockets was dust bunnies".
Nor is it because the casual, often comedic presentation of gun violence in films and TV shows tends to anesthetize young viewers to violence and its effects.
Having the casual, day-to-day presentation to step into any situation and look respectable is a huge advantage in the working world.
A poster presentation or casual conversation raises the question of oral disclosures.
We meant to visit Sunset Beach Restaurant, which offers more casual fare, but the elegant presentation of dishes like steamed kingfish, a delicate bouillabaisse, filet mignon, crispy vegetables in herbes provencales, kept us in Curt's domain.
Presentations were as casual as the restaurant itself, with taste winning over artistry.
"It's not good news," Ola says, when I suggest that this is the effect Gapminder – and Hans's presentations – give the casual reader.
