The Question: In a recent academic competition, the students raised a question about Roman numerals. I immediately referred to the 1998 Information Please Almanac, and then to…
Palme d'OrDancer in the Dark, Lars Von Trier (Denmark)Grand PrizeGuizi Lai Le (Devils on the Doorstep), Jiang Wen (China)Best ActorTony Leung Chiu-Wai, In the Mood for Love (China)Best…
PEN/Nabokov AwardPhilip RothPEN/Voelcker Award for PoetryLinda GreggRobert Manheim Medal for TranslationEdith GrossmanPEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for WritersChristopher Coake, We're In…
First Place: $40,000 scholarship, Christopher Colin Mihelich, 17, Carmel, Ind., Park Tudor School, for study of properties of polynomials having applications to geometry and combinatorics.…
The winners of the 70th New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced December 13, 2004Best Picture:SidewaysBest Actor:Paul Giamatti, SidewaysBest Actress:Imelda Staunton, Vera…
Best Picture:Mulholland DriveBest Actor:Tom Wilkinson, In the BedroomBest Actress:Sissy Spacek, In the BedroomBest Supporting Actor:Steve Buscemi, Ghost WorldBest Supporting Actress:Helen…
