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...account.THC: And was there much room for actors to implement their own styles on “The Wire?” Was there any improvisation or on-set changes? JTF: The script for “The Wire” was painstakingly written. There was no expectation of ad-libbing. Every episode took many rewrites; the script was very precise. As far as casting went, the actors on the show were very professional. [Creator David Simon and Ed Burns] trusted the actors to bring those skills to bear. Casting is the biggest area of control the producers have. Once...
...Ruminating over the loss to the U.S. of what had been Mexican territories before the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848 may have been an ad maker's idea of a good way to sell hard liquor and get a chuckle south of the Rio Grande, but some up north didn't find it so funny. After a barrage of complaints on its Internet site and threats to boycott the Swedish-made brand in the U.S., Absolut announced it was withdrawing the advert. "In no way was this meant to offend or disparage, nor does it advocate an altering...
...vacation free from the stress of classes and competing for jobs, and supporters citing an increased advantage of allowing Harvard students to have more time with recruiters. Harris is planning calendar reform with Donald H. Pfister, an organismic and evolutionary biology professor who is also chairing the Ad Board Review Committee. Although a feasibility study on calendar reform won’t come out until at least September, Harris stressed the continued importance of student input in the process. The methods for such input remain nebulous at the moment, but Harris emphasized its necessity. “University administrators...
...worry and concern is a moot point. Perhaps the committee is getting a good balance of opinions and views among the students and faculty. But we have no way of verifying that, since nobody outside the committee knows what they are up to, the same way nobody outside the Ad Board knows how they come to their decisions, a fact that makes it quite difficult to argue with the forces for status...
...Those of us who believe the Ad Board has much room for improvement just want to make sure this reform committee gets the whole truth and nothing but the truth. After all, Harvard’s motto is Veritas...