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Orton, Joe

(Encyclopedia) Orton, Joe, 1933–67, English playwright, b. John Kingsley. After studying acting, he wrote farcical comedies noted for their cynical humor. His plays include The Ruffian on the Stair (…

Spice World

Director: Bob SpiersWriter: Kim FullerDirector of Photography:Clive TicknerEditor:Andrea MacArthurMusic:Paul HardcastleProduction Designer:Grenville HornerProducers:Uri Fruchtmann and Barnaby…

Brewer's: Freki and Geri

The two wolves of Odin. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894French CreamFreischütz A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Dee, John

(Encyclopedia) Dee, John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and occultist. He was educated at Cambridge. Accused of practicing sorcery against Queen Mary I, he was acquitted and later was a favorite…

Entertainment News from May 1998

1Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke marry in a candlelit ceremony at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. They are expecting their first child in July. It is the first marriage for Hawke and…

Spice Girls Biography

Spice Girlspop group This phenomenally successful girl group was formed in England in the mid-1990s when a group of housemates answered a newspaper ad. Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown, Emma…

Brewer's: French Cream

Brandy. In France it is extremely general to drink after dinner a cup of coffee with a glass of brandy in it instead of cream. This “patent digester” is called a Gloria. Source:…

Brewer's: Freischütz

(pronounce fry-shoots), the free-shooter, a legendary German archer in league with the Devil, who gave him seven balls, six of which were to hit infallibly whatever the marksman aimed at,…