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NBC and TNT

In November 1997, Turner Broadcasting and NBC signed new television deals with the NBA worth in excess of $2.6 billion for a four year commitment. Thus far, they've been rewarded with the lockout…

Dave Logan Biography

Dave LoganAge: 42 nose tackle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1979-86; finished his career ranked second on the team's all-time sack list and sixth in career tackles; named an All-Pro in…

Halsey Minor Biography

Halsey MinorInternet entrepreneurBorn: 1965Birthplace: Charlottesville, Va. You wouldn't think that Minor's training had prepared him for founding one of the Internet's first services to…

Book Review: Bridget Jones's Diary

Author: Helen Fielding Publisher: Viking Bridget Jones may not be the ideal feminist, but her self-loathing strikes chords with any woman who has ever beat herself up over a chocolate…

Velvet Goldmine

Director/Writer:Todd HaynesR; MiramaxRelease:11/98Cast:Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Toni Collette, Christian Bale, Eddie Izzard and Emily Woof A bold, operatic look back at 1970s glam…

Daniel HAMBURG, Congress, CA (1948)

HAMBURG Daniel , a Representative from California; born in St. Louis, Mo., October 6, 1948; B.A., Stanford University, 1970; M.A., California Institute for Integral Studies, 1992; founder of an…

PJ Harvey Biography

PJ Harvey (Polly Jean Harvey)musicianBorn: 10/9/1969Birthplace: Yeovil, England Alternative rock musician known for her blunt, sexual, and darkly humorous songs. Originally part of a trio that…

Jason Finn Biography

Jason Finnmusician Drummer and singer who forms the group, The Presidents of the United States of America, along with Dave Dederer (vocals, three string guitbass) and Chris Ballew (vocals, two-string…

George Westinghouse Biography

George Westinghouse Born: 1846Birthplace: Central Bridge, N.Y. Steam-power brake devices—Westinghouse invented a system of railroad brakes that would centralize control in the hands of the…