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Singer, Isaac Bashevis

(Encyclopedia) Singer, Isaac BashevisSinger, Isaac Bashevisbäshĕvˈĭs [key], 1904–91, American novelist and short-story writer in the Yiddish language, younger brother of I. J. Singer, b. Leoncin,…

translation

(Encyclopedia) translation [Lat.,=carrying across], the rendering of a text into another language. Applied to literature, the term connotes the art of recomposing a work in another language without…

Doin' the Bump

It all came down to the final race. Mano A Mano. German Michael Schumacher held a slim one point lead over rival Jacques Villeneuve heading into the European Grand Prix at Jerez, Spain.…

Sondheim, Stephen Joshua

(Encyclopedia) Sondheim, Stephen Joshua Sondheim, Stephen Joshua sôndˈhīm [key], 1930–2021, American composer and…

equestrianism

(Encyclopedia) equestrianism, art of riding and handling a horse. Horseback riding was practiced as far back as the Bronze Age and was thereafter adapted to commerce, industry, war, sport, and…

Venturi, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Venturi, Robert, 1925–2018, American architect and architectural theorist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). An important and highly influential theorist,…

2001 Race Results

2001 SEASONDateEventLocationWinner (Pos.)Avg.mphEarningsPoleQual.mphFeb. 18Daytona 500DaytonaMichael Waltrip (19)161.783$1,331,185+B. Elliott183.565Feb. 26†Dura Lube 400RockinghamSteve Park (…

Sacks

AFCNoMichael McCrary, Sea.13.5Bruce Smith, Buf.13.5Chad Brown, Pit.13.0Michael Sinclair, Sea.13.0Derrick Thomas, KC13.0Alfred Williams, Den.13.0Trace Armstrong, Mia.12.0Willie McGinest, NE9.…