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2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture:ChicagoBest Actor (tie):Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York and Jack Nicholson, About SchmidtBest Actress:Julianne Moore, Far from HeavenBest Supporting Actor:Chris Cooper,…

Teen Read Week

Pick up a humorous book or a graphic novel and read for the fun of it Harry Potter #1 on Teens' Top Ten Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…

Judas Iscariot

(Encyclopedia) Judas IscariotJudas Iscariotĭskârˈēət [key], Jesus' betrayer, possibly from the village of Kerioth, the only Judaean disciple among the Twelve, and, according to the Gospel of St. John…

Ogata Kenzan

(Encyclopedia) Ogata KenzanOgata Kenzanōgäˈtä kĕnˈzän [key] 1663–1743, Japanese potter and painter; younger brother of Ogata Korin. A follower of the Rimpa school, he set up kilns for the production…

The Twilight Series

Find reviews, trivia, quizzes, biographies, and more information related to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.   More About Books Harry Potter Page Kids' Favorite Books Best…

All-Time Top Grossing Kids Films

All-Time Top Grossing Kids* FilmsRankTitleStudioDomestic gross1Date opened1.Star Wars2Fox$460,998,0075/25/772.Shrek 2DreamWorks436,471,0365/19/043E.T. the Extra Terrestrial2Universal399,804,…

July 2000 Feature Schedule

July 2000 Feature Schedule Note: This schedule lists only the day's lead feature(s). Five to ten articles are featured daily. Schedule is subject to change.June 2000 | August 2000 Monday…

French, Daniel Chester

(Encyclopedia) French, Daniel Chester, 1850–1931, American sculptor, b. Exeter, N.H., studied in Florence and in Boston with William Rimmer. After executing his first large work, The Minute Man (1875…

Chelsea ware

(Encyclopedia) Chelsea ware, chinaware made in the mid-18th cent. at a factory in Chelsea, London. The earliest specimens extant are dated 1745 and have the potter's mark of a triangle and the word…

fire clay

(Encyclopedia) fire clay, clay that has a high degree of resistance to heat. By the best standards it should have a fusion point higher than 1,600℃. The term “fire clay” is commonly held to exclude…