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1988 Gramophone Awards

ChamberMendelssohn, Violin Sonatas in F Major and F Minor, Shlomo Mintz and Paul Ostrovsky (Deutsche Grammophon)ChoralVerdi, Messa da Requiem, Choruses, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta…

Notable Stage and Screen Actresses

    Parker Posey Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…

October 2005 Disasters

Oct. 1, El Salvador: Ilamatepec volcano, the highest in El Salvador, erupted, killing 2. Thousand evacuated the area as boiling water poured down the slopes and a column of ash reached 50,000…

1984 Tony Awards

PlayThe Real ThingMusicalLa Cage aux FollesReproduction—Play or MusicalDeath of a SalesmanActor—PlayJeremy Irons, The Real ThingActress—PlayGlenn Close, The Real ThingFeatured Actor—PlayJoe…

Brewer's: Carminative

A charm medicine. Magic and charms were at one time the chief “medicines,” and the fact is perpetuated by the word carminative, among others. Carminatives are given to relieve flatulence…

Brewer's: Charm

means a song. Incantation is singing on or against some one. Enchant is the same. (Latin, carmen.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Charon's TollCharlotte…

Brewer's: Drinking at Freeman's Quay

that is, drinking gratis. At one time, all porters and carmen calling at Freeman's Quay, near London Bridge, had a pot of beer given them gratis. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…

Entertainment News from November 1999

1The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Will Smith and Barry Sonnenfeld have agreed to put the kibosh on plans for a Muhammad Ali film. Sony plans to keep the project in development, with…