With the voice and bearing of a retro chanteuse and indie cred, she could have easily coasted on soft and palatable; instead "Actor" relies on more of the driving guitars and complex orchestration that have made her stand out.
But instead of choosing a palatable Charlie or Charlene, they went for Barles.
Regardless, Microsoft, instead of announcing changes that might have been palatable, dropped the ban hammer on its own users and is now in repair mode.
Taiwan made its participation more palatable to the mainland by agreeing to use the name "Chinese Taipei" instead of its legal name, the Republic of China, or the name by which it is best known, Taiwan.
Postmates still pays its couriers as 1099 workers instead of salaried W-2 workers, but if its business is palatable enough, that may attract workers who are looking for a more flexible schedule even with salaried roles available.
There are more palatable ways to help Greece achieve its deficit reduction targets, like giving it four years instead of two to meet those targets and negotiating debt write-downs on Greek loans from official institutions, as was earlier done with private lenders.
It's hard not to wonder if the producers cast an adult to make the violence more palatable; it's also hard not to think that they cast a woman with a rocking body instead of a young girl partly because they were worried that guys wouldn't turn out for a female-driven story.
Instead of coming to grips with himself and his potential, he developed what he considered to be a palatable or marketable public persona.
Instead of rushing to propose something that might seem radical or even bizarre, help her to get used to the idea by gradually suggesting something more palatable.
What if instead of urging them on to more challenging adventures on other, potentially perilous literary shores, it makes young readers hungry only for more of the palatable same?
