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Balla, Giacomo

(Encyclopedia) Balla, Giacomo, 1871–1958, Italian painter, one of the founders of futurism. He moved from Turin to Rome in his twenties and began painting in a realist style. He travelled (1900) to…

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Director/Writer:Jim JarmuschArtisian Entertainment; R; 116 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Isaach de Bankole It takes a post-modern cowboy like Jim Jarmusch to pull off…

Aesop's Fables: The Wolves and the Dogs

by Aesop The Lion and the HareThe Bull and the CalfThe Wolves and the Dogs Once upon a time the Wolves said to the Dogs, "Why should we continue to be enemies any longer? You are very like…

Aesop's Fables: The Ass and the Dog

by Aesop The Farmer, His Boy, and the RooksThe Ass Carrying the ImageThe Ass and the Dog An Ass and a Dog were on their travels together, and, as they went along, they found a sealed…

Aesop's Fables: The Sheep and the Dog

by Aesop The Goatherd and the GoatThe Shepherd and the WolfThe Sheep and the Dog Once upon a time the Sheep complained to the shepherd about the difference in his treatment of themselves…

Aesop's Fables: The Dog and the Wolf

by Aesop The Bat, the Bramble, and the SeagullThe Wasp and the SnakeThe Dog and the Wolf A Dog was lying in the sun before a farmyard gate when a Wolf pounced upon him and was just going…

Aesop's Fables: The Dogs and the Fox

by Aesop The Crow and the SnakeThe Nightingale and the HawkThe Dogs and the Fox Some Dogs once found a lion's skin, and were worrying it with their teeth. Just then a Fox came by, and said…

Aesop's Fables: The Dogs and the Hides

by Aesop The ImpostorThe Lion, the Fox, and the AssThe Dogs and the Hides Once upon a time a number of Dogs, who were famished with hunger, saw some Hides steeping in a river, but couldn't…

Aesop's Fables: The Mischievous Dog

by Aesop The Cat and the MiceThe Charcoal-Burner and the FullerThe Mischievous Dog There was once a Dog who used to snap at people and bite them without any provocation, and who was a…

Aesop's Fables: The Dog and the Cook

by Aesop The Farmer and His SonsThe Monkey as KingThe Dog and the Cook A rich man once invited a number of his friends and acquaintances to a banquet. His dog thought it would be a good…