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The Devil's Dictionary: Gargoyle

by Ambrose Bierce GALLOWSGARTHERGARGOYLE -n. A rain-spout projecting from the eaves of mediaeval buildings, commonly fashioned into a grotesque caricature of some personal enemy of the…

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

First Run Features; $29.95Documentary; NRDirector:Richard Schickel Eli Wallach narrates this insightful documentary about the inimitable Kazan, the auteurial force behind such cinematic…

10 Most Infamous Serial Killers in Texas

Top of Page Source: iStockThroughout history, Texas has been plagued with nefarious individuals who have slayed hundreds across the state. Here, we take a look at the worst of these wicked killers…

James Vorenberg 2000 Deaths

James VorenbergAge: 72 criminal justice expert who was a former dean of Harvard Law School and served as senior assistant to special prosecutor Archibald Cox during the Watergate hearings. He…

Theodore Sizer Biography

education-reform advocateBorn: June 23, 1932Died: October 21, 2009 (Massachusetts, USA) Best Known as: Education-reform advocate and founder of the Essential Schools Movement…

Ernst Jaffé Biography

hematologistDied: February 16, 2008 (Port Washington, New York) Best Known as: a doctor and groundbreaking hematologist Ernst Jaffé was a doctor and…

Emily Blackwell Biography

Emily BlackwellphysicianBorn: 10/8/1826Birthplace: Bristol, England After several rejections because of her sex, Blackwell gained acceptance to Western Reserve University's medical school.…

Michael Hammond 2002 Deaths

Michael HammondAge: 69 composer and conductor who became chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts just a week before his death. He had previously served as the dean of the Shepherd…