(Encyclopedia) Shaw, George Bernard, 1856–1950, Irish playwright and critic. He revolutionized the Victorian stage, then dominated by artificial melodramas, by presenting vigorous dramas of ideas.…
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(Ste.) The powder-room in a French ship; so called from St. Barbara, the patron saint of artillery. (See Barbary.) A barbe de fou apprend-on à raire (French). An apprentice is taught to…
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4In an interview with the British magazine Hello!, Minnie Driver announces that she and actor Josh Brolin are engaged. Driver has had a string of very public relationships and breakups; the…
