One of the more idiosyncratic appearances of immigration patterns has to do with the prohibitions against street musicians, first of the German bands in 1889 and then in the introduction of city ordinances to suppress the hurdy-gurdy men in 1935.
Placed on portales, along outer walls, on the edges of flat roofs, they are as warm and welcoming and idiosyncratic in appearance as the irregular lines of authentic old adobes.
But this impression vanishes without a trace once Russell's idiosyncratic use of "appearance" is understood.
Similar idiosyncratic groupings appear throughout the museum.
The appearance of species at different times in succession appears to be idiosyncratic to the particular vegetation; the rate of loss of species from communities seems to decrease logarithmically.
In addition to his appearances on stage, he has lent his idiosyncratic screen presence – somewhere between whimsical professor and deviant arch-villain – to projects as varied as the easygoing BBC sitcom Rev (where he was effortlessly sardonic as a careerist bishop) and the 2011 film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
Although Sean Penn carries the film with his idiosyncratic portrayal of the openly gay San Francisco activist and politician, guest appearances from stars including Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, James Franco, and Diego Luna make this both a novel drama for its historical aspects and for watching with your entire family.
Her speech patterns have the same jerkiness: when she declares that she has finished doing TV appearances for the day and so can now "be as idiosyncratic as I want", she pronounces that adjective gingerly, with the trepidation of someone walking a tightrope in heels.
Shamir's current label, XL, has advertised "Ratchet" with a billboard in Times Square; if that kind of real estate suggests the appearance of an imminent teen idol, then Shamir may be a more idiosyncratic teen idol than most.
