Word: conan
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...following his or her trail. All that is the setup for a ravishing jewel box of a mystery--the lock of which Fandorin gingerly, joyfully picks--and an homage to Christie, whose Death on the Nile is the mother ship of all nautical mysteries. Akunin also knows his Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Fandorin likes to indulge in showy displays of Holmesian observation, especially when lady passengers are around. "I have developed my powers of observation and analysis with the help of special exercises," he preens. "Usually a single insignificant detail is enough for me to recreate the entire...
...last four years have seen a series of entertainers as Class Day speakers, with Will Ferrell addressing Tercentenary Theater in 2003, Al Franken ’73 in 2002 and Conan C. O’Brien...
...time, the building required an estimated $60,000 in repairs. The trustees were able to raise $50,000 from prominent alums, including Begley, Robert Bly ’50, Norman K. Mailer ’43, Conan C. O’Brien ’85 and Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. ’38. Steven A. Ballmer ’77 matched that sum to bring the total...
...WROTE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S FIRST BIG ACTION FILM, CONAN THE BARBARIAN. HOW DO YOU THINK HE'S DOING AS GOVERNOR...
...irrelevant. He's got a face that people like and forgive. Arnold is one of the great faces of the 20th and 21st centuries. He's taken humanity to the cyborg stage, truly. Even at the time of Conan, we knew this man was a champion and nothing could stop his will...