(Encyclopedia) Browning, Robert, 1812–89, English poet. His remarkably broad and sound education was primarily the work of his artistic and scholarly parents—in particular his father, a London bank…
The 13th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring excellence in independent film, took place on March 21, 1998 under a tent on Santa Monica beach.FeatureThe ApostleFirst FeatureKasi Lemmons, Eve'…
Grand PrixMiracle in Milan, Vittorio De Sica (Italy)Miss Julie, Alf Sjoberg (Sweden)Special Jury PrizeAll About Eve, Joseph L. Mankiewicz (United States)Best ActorMichael Redgrave, The…
(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…
(Encyclopedia) Eastwood, Clint (Clinton Eastwood, Jr.), 1930–, American actor and director, b. San Francisco. Eastwood, who began his acting career in 1955, came to public attention in the TV Western…
(Encyclopedia) Hawking, Stephen William, 1942–2018, British theoretical physicist, b. Oxford, England, grad. University College, Oxford, 1962, Ph.D. Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 1966. In 1962 Hawking was…
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Samhain, pronounced “sah-win”, is also known as the Witches’ New Year. It is a significant festival at summer’s end, celebrated by people around the world. The origins of Halloween, a…
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Christmas is a magical time — perhaps you’ll go ice skating, decorate the Christmas tree, bake cookies, and especially, watch holiday films. Christmas memories are made every year, and…
by John Keats FancyLines on the Mermaid TavernBards of passion and of mirth Bards of passion and of mirth,
Ye have left your souls on earth!
Have ye souls in heaven too,
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