Word: turner
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...wouldn’t call myself an avid reader of non-fiction, and judging by the title, I wasn’t expecting Paul M. Barrett’s “American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion” to be a page turner. Not wanting to be a clichéd judger of book covers, I opened Barrett’s book—but with less than a healthy dose of enthusiasm. I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong. Though not without its share of flaws...
...early progress on a key campaign promise—teaching reform. According to Petersen, the goal of effecting pedagogical improvement was particularly well-received in his door-to-door campaign visits. And indeed, for their part, students do appear to recognize the need for the new program. Timothy D. Turner ’09—who said he had taken several “TF-heavy” courses during his three semesters at Harvard, including Social Analysis 10, Economics 1010a, and a Science B Core—said the general quality of instruction in those courses needed improvement...
...million Amount Turner Broadcasting System and a marketing firm agreed to pay in restitution after a publicity stunt, which involved planting blinking signs for a Cartoon Network show on Boston bridges, sparked a terrorism scare and several days of nonstop media attention...
...chance to do a television series you should call in all the favors and bring in all your friends any way you can. You can expect a guest star in every episode,” said Koechner. The pair hinted at a partial guest list, including comic Jim Turner, Andy Richter, Neil Flynn from “Scrubs,” and their old touring buddies, Tenacious D. An early episode features guest Will Ferrell challenging Naked Trucker to a road race, then slicing the front tire of his truck before taking off on foot to the finish line...
...That’s great. Unfortunately, by treating her subjects more like personalities in a melodramatic soap opera than distinguished writers, she does just the opposite. Cheever apparently wanted “Bloomsbury” to be a fun, accessible read—maybe more page-turner than history lesson. Instead of a spoonful-of-sugar intellectual discourse, however, Cheever’s style mocks her supposedly honored subjects with such prize sentiments as “Fuller was unafraid, unafraid of her own brilliance and not afraid to be bitchy.” Even the facts...