Bagehot: Time for a novice Oct 23, 2009
His fecund brains trust comprises Rohan Silva (28) and Rupert Harrison (30). Matthew Hancock, his chief of staff, has just turned 31. (The Economist)
The love and peace live on after 40 years Aug 16, 2009
Few people had a fuller perspective on Woodstock than Michael Wadleigh, the documentary filmmaker whose three-hour, Oscar-winning Woodstock brought the festival's fecund atmospherics to a worldwide audience, helping to seal its impact. Wadleigh said Woodstock's spirit was encapsulated in a commitment to cultivating an ''independent, creative approach to life'' that he fears is being lost. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
COMMENT: Man In The Mirror Jun 30, 2009
And with a perpetually open mouth, i.e. argumentative, as Amartya Sen pointed out in his eponymous, elegantly written philosophical essays on Indians' fecund heterodoxy and fondness for speaking at length. Sen wrote that ancient Indian epic poems set world records for length and so did Krishna Menon for the longest speech ever to be delivered at the UN nine hours. (India Times, India)
These walls were made for planting May 22, 2009
Chamomile -- although lovely with its ferny, lime green foliage and cheery white daisy flowers -- is one such plant, as is forget-me-not, an especially fecund annual. Snow-in-summer is a perennial that does not self-seed, but quickly blankets the ground with its creeping stems, which lope down from nook to nook in a stone wall. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Virginia Denton instilled independence, hard work in Camp Fire girls Mar 29, 2009
She made cross-stitch gifts for friends, including some of Smokey, the fecund and long-lived Namanu cat. She planted grapes and made her own wine. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Help! I'm Worried My Kids Will Look Like My Ugly Boyfriend. Mar 13, 2009
And although Brad and Angelina are both fecund and support adoption, I'm not sure they're going to agree to place any of their future progeny with you just to help you avoid the embarrassment of having a child who looks like your boyfriend. I'm trying to imagine how you initiate this discussion with him. (Slate)
