Word: shotgunful
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...Guided by Editorial Director Mark Siegel, First Second's list is ambitious both in volume and content. Siegel seems to be taking something of a shotgun approach, simultaneously releasing clusters of books aimed at different demographics and interests. Six books are on shelves now, and this Fall will see the release of another half dozen, with plans to release up to 15 titles a year for at least another two years. They plan on establishing a brand through content, design and price. All the books will be paperbacks of a uniform "cargo-pocket" size. They all run at about...
...sent from Byerly Hall. As the world has seen with these recent scandals, we who have received the benefits of admittance to the Ivy Tower are not necessarily worthy of the special treatment or praise that parents, employers, and media outlets quickly assign to us Cantabrigians. I will not shotgun my own foot and write that Harvard students should not be trusted; that would be an unfair and untrue generalization. Nevertheless, I sincerely worry that Harvard’s current veneer—our superior reputation—is maintained more by prestige than by substance. Only time...
...fact that is funny only when one learns that the Society is dedicated to re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th century civilizations. Neon Genesis Evangelion, Battlestar Galactica, and the ancient Phoenicians—what a combo!Maybe unforeseen synergies will indeed arise from these student space shotgun marriages. But many of them raise serious concerns. Harvard’s three competing satire magazines share the same offices, which will make it hard for the magazines to retain the independence of their operations. Cohabitation could help coordinate the efforts of Fuerza Latina, RAZA, and other Latino advocacy groups...
...months, he was. But then this week, someone nearly cut off his arm and shot Donaldson, 56, in the face with a shotgun. Donaldson had reportedly been warned by local law enforcement a couple of months ago of threats on his life, but he refused offers of special protection from both local police and the British. Tracked down to the remote, mountainous area of western County Donegal where he was living in self-imposed exile, in a run-down cottage with no electricity or running water, Donaldson became proof of the old notion that the only way for an informer...
...forgot about the last time I walked out of a documentary feeling guilty about my way of life. I couldn’t recall ever seeing an Enron, Fox News, or other large-corporation-whackumentary. And I certainly didn’t remember Michael Moore’s shotgun-style political ranting...