Word: reworking
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Murphy Brown creator Diane English is a very recent hire on Ink, the Ted Danson-Mary Steenburgen vehicle that CBS put on hold a mere three weeks before its scheduled premiere. The show is set to debut Oct. 21, and English is currently doing a round-the-clock rework on a new pilot on Martha's Vineyard. "I thrive on pressure," says English, "but this is probably more pressure than I ever experienced in my career." She hopes to make better use of the couple's chemistry than the original pilot did, and she will replace all six supporting players...
There are also four pieces by the painter Jasper Johns, dealing with angular shapes and a broad expanse of gray. Johns, who began printmaking in 1960, uses the process not to create new works, but to repeat and rework images from his paintings...
...clearly very fond of her characters. Phillips' love for Ruth and her dopey but sweet husband Henry comes through in the book, and gives the reader a special insight and affection for the characters. Phillips also points out that her fondness for her characters helped her return to and rework the manuscript in the years between its first draft and its publication. Even now, it is clear that Phillips takes an active interest in how people respond to her characters and interpret their actions...
...votes to halt a de facto filibuster over a legal-reform bill that, like a version passed by the House, would cap punitive damages in all civil lawsuits. With the President calling the measure the "Drunk Drivers Protection Act of 1995" and threatening a veto, G.O.P. Senators regrouped to rework the bill...
Weld doesn't deserve the four more years. Instead, Massachusetts needs the direction that Roosevelt will provide commitment to educational reform, determination to rework welfare, aggressiveness on crime and fiscal restraint...