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Brewer's: Bonnyclabber

A drink made of beer and buttermilk. (Irish, bainne, milk; claba, thick or thickened.) With beer and buttermilk, mingled together, ... To drink such ... bonny-clapper. Ben Jonson: The New…

Brewer's: Bontemps

Roger Bontemps (French). The personification of “Never say die.” The phrase is from Béranger. Vous pauvres, pleins d'envie; Vous riches, desireux; Vous, dont le char dévie Après un cours…

Entertainment Bios — B

Judy BacaLauren BacallBurt BacharachBackstreet BoysKevin BaconErykah BaduJoan BaezJoe Don BakerJosephine BakerKathy BakerLaVern BakerRussell BakerGeorge BalanchineAlec BaldwinWilliam BaldwinChristian…

The Devil's Dictionary: Cunning

by Ambrose Bierce CUI BONO?CUPIDCUNNING -n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material…

Bill Gates, 2005 News

founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, was made a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth in March for his charity work and for his astute…

Good Times

Anchor Bay; $14.98UnratedDirector: William FriedkinCast: Sonny Bono, Cher and George Sanders Available for the first time on video, this musical comedy is no Hard Day's Night, as it pairs the…

Travis

The Man WhoEpic This Scottish quartet scored the biggest-selling British album of 1999 with this disc, and its belated release in the U.S. is a welcome one. The Man Who is a shimmering and…

John Edwards Biography

John EdwardsU.S. Senator (D-North Carolina)Born: June 10, 1953Birthplace: Seneca, S.C. A Democratic senator from North Carolina since 1999, Edwards made an unsuccesesful bid for the 2004…