Word: stirring
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...Marie Cox knows how to make a stir. She became the talk of the town in Washington, D.C., as the blogger Wonkette, covering politics with a racy edge. Now, her new book, Dog Days, a roman ? clef about a 28-year-staffer on the 2004 campaign of Democratic candidate John Hillman (get it?) who is having an affair with a married political journalist, Cox making waves in the same mainstream media that she saucily disses. This week, she sold her second book to Riverhead with typical Wonkette fanfare. We caught up with Ana Marie by phone on a train...
...with his 1979 film Richard Pryor: Live in Concert. He was a hit in more traditional films too, winning an Oscar nomination for his nervy performance as Piano Man in the Billie Holiday biography Lady Sings the Blues, pairing with Gene Wilder in buddy comedies like Silver Streak and Stir Crazy, and showing his dramatic range as a doomed autoworker in Paul Schrader's Blue Collar...
...Union, would intimidate students and act as a “turn-off.” However, given that it attracts a weekly turnout of about 30 of the same students—mostly freshmen—the HPU’s current format needs to do more to stir and retain interest. A greater emphasis on intellectual debate would not detract, but rather inspire and bring in a wider range of students...
...symbolizes the unity of the College will be a tremendous asset. A powerful mascot will be a tangible object of affection for all students, as it will embody the grandeur of Harvard and call attention to the solidarity of the student body. I cannot claim that a mascot will stir the campus to a sudden devotion to school sports, but I can envision a mascot with a vigorous and animated personality rallying fans and contributing to students’ common attachment to the school and its teams. Some will argue that we have come this far without the assistance...
...this week, something I took years ago when I first moved to Washington. My grandmother's gumbo pot will return to Louisiana, where it belongs. This Thanksgiving I'll be thinking about the people who don't have a Thanksgiving table or a large seasoned pot in which to stir up some delicious gumbo...