Word: stoning
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...installed, and none of the partygoers was happier than Anne Lauvergeon, a former French civil servant who is chief executive of Areva, the French company that won the contract to build the $3.6 billion plant. Hailing a "nuclear renaissance," she said the laying of the foundation stone sent a clear signal to the world that "nuclear energy is part of our future...
Apart from a few recent temporary sculptures, the stone pedestal on the northwest corner of Trafalgar Square has stood empty since 1841. Londoners have long had their own ideas of what kind of statue should go on the plinth: Princess Diana! Margaret Thatcher! A giant pigeon! But lacking a permanent solution, a government-appointed committee last year picked two works that would each occupy the spot for up to 18 months. Marc Quinn, 41, creator of Alison Lapper Pregnant, says he wanted his work to reflect classical influences while addressing a contemporary social issue. "Disabled people are largely underrepresented...
...Okay, the way I see it, you’re making the typical hater criticism of Pitchfork, and really, the criticism that our dads probably made towards Golden-Age Rolling Stone and that their dads made of Prehistoric Big Band Monthly or whatever...
...show, it is pretty funny. But it’s not perfect. Colbert’s interview with guest Stone Phillips during the premier felt awkward. It’s one thing, as Sacha Baron Cohen does so well in the Ali G show, to take on a different persona to interview someone who has no idea who you are; when the interviewee is in on the joke, it feels like a waste of our time...
...then I’m expected to try to win it back or hustle to put pressure on the other team right away, not just let the task fall to our back four.” Yet what a back four they are. The four defenders who compose the stone wall in front of outstanding senior captain and goalie Katie Shields are certainly a diverse group. Each of the four backs is from a different Harvard class. “[Sophomore] Michelle Hull is, without a doubt, the fastest player on our team,” junior captain Laura Odorczyk...