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Memento

Director/Writer:Christopher NolanNewmarket Group; R; 118 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Christopher Nolan's Memento was one of the most unique—and most…

35 Silliest "American Dad" Quotes

Top of Page Are you ready to laugh until you cry? Look no further than “American Dad”, the animated sitcom that's like a fever dream on steroids. The show follows the Smith family, headed by the…

Triathlon: World Championship

Contested since 1989, the Triathlon World Championship consists of a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 40-kilometer bike ride and a 10-kilometer run. The 2008 championship…

Brewer's: Amarant

A cruel giant slain by Guy of Warwick. —Guy and Amarant, Percy's Reliques. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AmaranthAmanda A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Brewer's: Phelis

called the Fair. The wife of Sir Guy, Earl of Warwick. (See Guy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PhenomenonPhebe A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Arnold, Benedict

(Encyclopedia) Arnold, Benedict, 1741–1801, American Revolutionary general and traitor, b. Norwich, Conn. As a youth he served for a time in the colonial militia in the French and Indian Wars. He…

Whitewater, in U.S. history

(Encyclopedia) Whitewater, popular name for a failed 1970s Arkansas real estate venture by the Whitewater Development Corp., in which Gov. (later President) Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham…

Brewer's: Mannering Colonel

or Guy Mannering; Mrs. Mannering, née Sophia Wellwood, his wife; Julia Mannering, their daughter, who married Captain Bertram, Sir Paul Mannering, the colonel's uncle. In Sir Walter Scott'…