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1993 Grammy Awards

Whitney HoustonArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“I Will Always Love You,” Whitney HoustonAlbum of the YearThe Bodyguard—Original Soundtrack Album, Whitney Houston (Arista)Song of the Year“A…

Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…

Summer Sizzlers | July 2000

by Beth Rowen Loser American Pie's Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari (perhaps better known as Lester Burnham's object of obsession in American Beauty) leave behind high-school hijinks and graduate to…

Summer Sizzlers | August 2000

by Beth Rowen Cecil B. DeMented John Waters lashes out against mainstream film in his latest entry, which the outlandish auteur named after himself. (It's his nickname.) Stephen Dorff plays the…

Brewer's: Dragoman

(plural, Dragomans). A ciceronë; a guide or interpreter to foreigners. (Arabic targuman, an interpreter; whence targum.) “My dragoman had me completely in his power, and I resolved to…

Brewer's: Henna

The Persian ladies tinge the tips of their fingers with henna to make them a reddish-yellow. “The leaf of the henna-plant resembles that of the myrtle. The blossom has a powerful fragrance…

Punting: Football Players, Sports

Punting(Minimum of 3.6 per game) ClNoYdsAvgChad Kessler, LSUSr.39196150.28John Baker, North TexasSo.62292547.18Shane Lechler, Texas A&MSo.56229846.98Brad Hill, TulaneSr.42194046.19Chad…

Brewer's: Bunting

In Somersetshire bunting means sifting flour. Sieves were at one time made of a strong gauzy woollen cloth, which being tough and capable of resisting wear, was found suitable for flags,…

Brewer's: Deficit

(Madame). Marie Antoinette. So called because she was always demanding money of her ministers, and never had any. According to the Revolutionary song: La Boulangère a des ecus Qui ne lui…