Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the pear pieces are softened.

NPR: Perfect Pear Tartlets

Cook, stirring from time to time, until about half of the liquid boils away and the vegetables are nearly cooked through.

NPR: Recipes: 'The Herbal Kitchen'

Simmer uncovered for about 45 minutes, stirring often toward the end of the cooking time.

NPR: The Comforts of Food

This time it is unclear who would benefit from stirring up trouble.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia

Before the game, there was a moment of silence, a slideshow of marathon scenes on the video scoreboard above center ice and a stirring rendition of the national anthem, which was started by long-time Bruins vocalist Rene Rancourt.

NPR: Red Sox, Bruins Postpone Games During Manhunt

There was a time when the half-happy ending of an Allen movie felt stirring and hard-earned, but the collective felicity that descends at the end of this project is more of a flimsy dream.

NEWYORKER: Whatever Works

The grandeur of the cosmos has intrigued and challenged us since time immemorial and, on a clear night, looms above us stirring wonder in little boys and girls and discomfort in men who have lived a little.

WSJ: Millions Will Say They Slept With Me

Given a choice between an exhibit of German Expressionist paintings and a hike up some soul-stirring hill, I'll take the thick brush strokes and green faces every time.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Inventing Niagara'