Water-boarding can result in damage to the lungs and the brain, as well as long-term psychological trauma. Graydon Carter Read Quote
While ‘Visitation Street’ has the markings of a traditional whodunnit mystery – starting with a missing girl, intrigue and many suspicious characters – Pochoda shows her hand early on by fingering a culprit. The book turns, then, into a ‘whydunnit.’ Claire Cameron Read Quote
The ‘science’ behind hormone replacement therapy has put women on a medically engineered, press-fueled, big pharma funded roller coaster ride. Willow Bay Read Quote
Despite the fact the studio looks out of five windows onto a picture perfect view of sky, hills and wide open spaces, I work with my blinds firmly drawn, daylight filtered through their white canvas, a painterly northern light falling through two big skylights above my table, and nothing visible outside to distract me. Debi Gliori Read Quote
I am not comparing myself to great artists, but when you see conceptual artists at work, on some level it’s reassuring to know they can paint figuratively. Likewise, when you listen to the ’50s jazz people who do these vast solos, you buy into it more if they open by playing a tune. Stewart Lee Read Quote
The early-’80s recession was good for good restaurants, not least because it put bad ones out of business. John Lanchester Read Quote
But ‘Hey Dude’ was shot in Arizona, and that took me to the West Coast. We did 65 episodes. It was not a show that a ton of people saw, so it was like doing acting classes and getting paid for it. At that point I had the acting bug. So I went to L.A. to give it a try and never left. Christine Taylor Read Quote
