Guinness fails to mention the film in his memoir, but Vidal, in his own memoir, "Palimpsest," recalls it all too well, not least Guinness's attitude toward the author: "Alec, a very literary man, was not only patiently tactful but treated her with all the skill of a slightly edgy psychiatrist soothing a potential werewolf at dusk".
(Also, 67% of all statistics are made up on the spot. See? Numbers are fun!) Encouraged by my then local and much-loved bookshop a few years ago (shout out to Three Lives & Company on West 10th street in New York!), I went on an intense Didion reading binge that lasted so long I actually began to dream in Didion's voice, which was slightly odd but extremely soothing.
Try soothing a slightly sore nose by drinking tea or boiling water and inhaling the steam.
Monkeys "really don't care much for human music," Snowdon says, and they showed very little response to it, with the weird exception of excerpts from Metallica and "The Grudge," by Tool, both of which soothed the monkeys slightly.
The five flavors pivotal to Korean cooking -- sweet, salty, bitter, hot and sour -- are evident in those initial tidbits: Kimchi, packing a sneaky back-of-the-mouth jolt, soothing marinated cucumbers, slightly salty dried fish, sturdy strips of marinated arrowroot, bland potato salad with apples and carrots, bean sprouts, omelet-like fritters and tangy cooked celery.
Ms. Stewart's warm, womanly contralto, with its slightly frayed edges, is a deeply soothing instrument that conveys equal measures of comfort and wistfulness.
Also featuring appearances from Ken Watanabe and a pre-Peeta Josh Hutcherson, Cirque du Freak's slightly clunky plot benefits from the soothing qualities of a tightly-rolled joint.
When your partner has finally calmed down and soothed, pull away from her slightly and stroke her face with your fingertips.
Powell's face twitches slightly, and he touches his cheek as if to soothe himself.
