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Brewer's: Lilis

or Lilith (Rabbinical mythology). The Talmudists say that Adam had a wife before Eve, whose name was Lilis. Refusing to submit to Adam, she left Paradise for a region of the air. She still…

The Devil's Dictionary: Forma Pauperis

by Ambrose Bierce FORKFRANKALMOIGNEFORMA PAUPERIS -[Latin] In the character of a poor person - a method by which a litigant without money for lawyers is considerately permitted to lose his…

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkinactor, directorBorn: 8/19/1956Birthplace: New York City A television and movie actor who appeared in and directed episodes of the hit television series Northern Exposure (1990–95).…

Adam Arkin Biography

Adam Arkinactor, directorBorn: 8/19/1956Birthplace: New York City A television and movie actor who appeared in and directed episodes of the hit television series Northern Exposure (1990–95).…

State Holidays

Below is a list of the official holidays of every U.S. state—plus Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—on which state employees have the day off…

Christina Rossetti: Bird or Beast?

Bird or Beast?Did any bird come flying After Adam and Eve, When the door was shut against them And they sat down to grieve?I think not Eve's peacock Splendid to see, And I think not…

Jeffrey Archer Biography

Jeffrey Archerauthor, politicianBorn: 4/15/1940Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, England In 1969, at the age of 29, Archer became the youngest member of the House of Commons. He resigned in 1974…

John Keats: Lines on the Mermaid Tavern

by John Keats Bards of passion and of mirthRobin HoodLines on the Mermaid Tavern Souls of poets dead and gone, What elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer…

1997 Independent Spirit Awards

The 13th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring excellence in independent film, took place on March 21, 1998 under a tent on Santa Monica beach.FeatureThe ApostleFirst FeatureKasi Lemmons, Eve'…