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...inhabitants of Berk do not lead particularly reflective lives. It’s hard to when one resides in a Viking village that is constantly being raided by hordes of dragons. Considering whether there are ways other than violence to approach this situation is not something that occurs to them. “How to Train Your Dragon,” based on the Cressida Cowell book of the same name, is the story of what happens when one boy comes up with an alternative solution to the town’s troubles. Thankfully, it’s also...

Author: By Yair Rosenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Train Your Dragon | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...HFPA President: "One thing that can't be bought is a Golden Globe. Officially," he added, wagging his hand, and making the aside, "I'm not gonna do this again anyway." He continued: "But if you were to buy one, the man to see would be Philip Berk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cameron's Avatar Takes Golden Globe Glory | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

...government-run healthcare, such as those run by France and Cuba, and posted videos on its Web site detailing horror stories from Canada's system. "Mr. Moore is not telling the whole story. He plays fast and loose with the facts," says the group's executive director Sarah Berk. "We're here to educate the public on what he has left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Care's War Against Sicko | 6/25/2007 | See Source »

THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF PLACES TO GO. Entertainment entrepreneurs Levent Buyukugur and Berk Eksioglu, of the Doors Group, compare themselves to the Costes brothers in Paris and are the pioneers behind a swanky all-day diner, a kitchenette, a host of restaurants and the outdoor nightclub and sushi bar Vogue, which has spectacular water views and is named after the one fashion glossy that isn't yet in the Turkish market ("They want to come, but we have the name," says Buyukugur). The pair recently entered into the hotel market with Ajia, a bijoux boutique hotel on the Asian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bosporus Boom | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

DIED. LOTTE BERK, 90, German-born dancer who created a body-conditioning program based on a hybrid of yoga, dance and calisthenics; in Hungerford, England. The Lotte Berk method--with its sometimes suggestive positions and names (e.g., the Prostitute)--attracted a cult following among women in swinging 1960s London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Dec. 1, 2003 | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

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