(g soft) or Jill. A generic name for a lass, a sweetheart. (A contraction of Gillian = Juliana, Julia.) “Jack and Jill went up the hill ...” Nursery Rhymes. “Every Jack has got his Jill…
Though respectably reviewed, Winfrey's cinematic endeavors were anything but Beloved by theatergoers. John Waters' Pecker Speaking of talk show audiences, that substantial demographic didn't…
Bartel Grætjë, of Stuttgard, born 1562. The Duke of Saxony had the portrait taken of a poor Swiss woman, remarkable for her large bushy beard. In 1726 a female dancer appeared at Venice,…
The 2000–2001 Obie Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, were presented on May 21, 2001, at New York's Webster Hall.Best Play: Pamela…
2President Bush lauds actors Julie Andrews and Jack Nicholson, composer-producer Quincy Jones, pianist Van Cliburn, and tenor Luciano Pavarotti at the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual…
By Maureen McKenna, Certified Sommelier, CMS
Wine 101
For thousands of years, wine has played a big role in many cultures, starting with the oldest-known winery in Armenia discovered in 4100 B.C…
Act IVScene IThe heathEnter EdgarEdgarYet better thus, and known to be contemn'd,
Than still contemn'd and flatter'd. To be worst,
The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune,
Stands still…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 11, 1804October 13, 1804October 12, 1804 12th of October Friday after Brackfast we joined the Chiefs & Indians on the bank who wer…
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