California marijuana grower, was sentenced to 1 day in jail and fined $1,000 for cultivating marijuana. He had been growing the drug for medicinal purposes, legal under Oakland's medicinal…
(Encyclopedia) Abbott, George, 1887–1995, American theatrical producer, director, and playwright, b. Forestville, N.Y. He began (1913) in the theater as an actor and, during a career that spanned…
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(Encyclopedia) Matthiessen, PeterMatthiessen, Petermăthˈəsən [key], American writer, naturalist, and adventurer, b. New York City, grad. Yale (1950). A founder (1951) of the literary Paris Review, he…
FastArtist Direct/BMG In 2002, there's nothing like getting banned by MTV to get a career cranking. In fact, it's the best thing that could have happened to New York singer/songwriter Custom…
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(Encyclopedia) ballad, in literature and music, short, narrative poem or song usually relating a single, dramatic event. Two forms of the ballad are often distinguished—the folk ballad, dating from…
by Ambrose Bierce MISFORTUNEMOLECULEMISS -n. The title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Missis (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three most…
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