The 2000 BAFTA Awards, the British equivalent of our Oscar and Emmy awards (combined into one ceremony), were presented April 9, 2000 in London. These are the film awards.FilmAmerican…
Here are some facts about women who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Congress.
313 women have been elected or appointed to the U.S. Congress. Jeannette Rankin, Republican from…
Owen Bradleymusic producer helped establish Nashville as a center for country music, producing hits like Patsy Cline's, “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces” and Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's…
FoxThursday 8:00–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Robin Dunne, Amy Adams, Sarah Thompson, and Keri Lynn Pratt A small screen adaptation of Cruel Intentions, which was a remake of Dangerous Liaisons,…
Director:Jay RoachWriters:Mike Myers and Michael McCullersNew Line Cinema; 95 minutes; PG-13 Release:6/99Cast:Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Liz Hurley,…
The Guiser or Guisard was the ancient Scotch mummer, who played before Yule; hence our words guise, disguise, guy, etc. Guy (Thomas). Miser and philanthropist. He amassed an immense…
A Bridport dagger (q.v.). St. Johnstone's tippet. Halter or rather Halster. A rope for the neck or halse, as a horse's halter. (Anglo-Saxon, hals, the neck; but there is also the word…
(Arabic, Kâfir. an infidel). A name given to the Hottentots, who reject the Moslem faith. Kafiristan, in Central Asia, means “the country of the infidels.” “The affinity of the Kafir…
