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Brewer's: Raree Show

A peep-show; a show carried about in a box. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RascalRare Ben A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…

Shakespeare In Love

Director: John MaddenWriters: Marc Norman and Tom StoppardMiramax; R; 113 minutesRelease:12/98Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench,…

1997 Deaths

Ewart AbnerCal AbramsKathy AckerBobby AdamsDr. Kurt Alfred AdlerJohn Akii-BuaJerome Alden William AllandAntonio de AlmeidaEugenie M. AndersonEddie ArcaroLynn ArchibaldWilliam ArthurRichie…

Selected Essays in Black History: Po' Sandy

The Goophered Grapevine Dave's Neckliss Po' Sandy by Charles W. Chesnutt On the northeast corner of my vineyard in central North Carolina, and fronting on the Lumberton plank-road…

Brewer's: Bemuse

(2 syl.). To get into a dreamy, half-intoxicated state. “Bemusing himself with beer.” —Sala: Gaslight and Daylight. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Giallar Horn

(The). Heimdall's horn, which went out into all worlds whenever he chose to blow it. (Scandinavian mythology.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Gian ben…

Brewer's: Giant of Literature

(The). Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1783). Also called “the great moralist.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GiantsGian ben Gian A B C D E F G H I J K…

Brewer's: Allestree

Richard Allestree, of Derby, was a noted almanac maker in Ben Jonson's time. A little more Would fetch all his astronomy from Allestree. Ben Jonson: Magnetic Lady, iv. 2 (1632). Source:…

200 Cigarettes

Director: Risa Bramon Garcia Writer: Shana Larsen Paramount Pictures/MTV Productions; R Release: 2/99 Cast: Christina Ricci, Courtney Love, Ben Affleck, Janeane Garofalo,…