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Ruskin, John
(Encyclopedia) Ruskin, John, 1819–1900, English critic and social theorist. During the mid-19th cent. Ruskin was the virtual dictator of artistic opinion in England, but Ruskin's reputation declined…Windsor Locks
(Encyclopedia) Windsor LocksWindsor Lockswĭnˈzər [key], town (1990 pop. 12,358), Hartford co., N Conn., on the Connecticut River; settled 1663, set off from Windsor and inc. 1854. Once a tobacco-…The 86th Academy Award Best Supporting Actor Nominees
Here are the nominees for actor in a supporting role. Jared Leto, the front-runner for this award, first came into the national spotlight when he played Jordan Catalano on TV's My So-Called Life…Darley, Felix Octavius Carr
(Encyclopedia) Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822–88, American illustrator, lithographer, and painter, b. Philadelphia. He is best known for his pen-and-ink drawings, which, for their inventiveness,…nutation
(Encyclopedia) nutation, in astronomy, a slight wobbling motion of the earth's axis. The causes of nutation are similar to those of the precession of the equinoxes, involving the varying attraction…Bill Bradley, 1999 News
56, former senator from New Jersey, was the only Democrat to challenge Al Gore, Jr., for the party's presidential nomination. Until the fall, Gore had all but ignored Bradley's campaign, but…Owen Bradley 1998 Deaths
Owen Bradleymusic producer helped establish Nashville as a center for country music, producing hits like Patsy Cline's, “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces” and Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's…Ed Bradley 2006 Deaths
Ed BradleyAge: 65 news correspondent on 60 Minutes who was one of the first black journalists in a prominent position on network television. He joined CBS News in 1971 and held several…Marion Zimmer Bradley Biography
Marion Zimmer BradleyAge: 69 prolific sci-fi and gothic novelist. Bradley's imaginative fiction, including the Darkover series and the bestseller The Mists of Avalon (1984), earned her a…Bill Bradley, 2000 News
former U.S. senator, bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in March after losing all of Super Tuesday's 16 primaries to Vice President Al Gore. Bradley's popular…Trending
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