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baroque, in music

(Encyclopedia) baroque, in music, a style that prevailed from the last decades of the 16th cent. to the first decades of the 18th cent. Its beginnings were in the late 16th-century revolt against…

Gail Collins Biography

Gail Collinsnewspaper columnist, writerBorn: 11/25/1945Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Gail Gleason earned a BA in journalism from Marquette University in 1969, and an MA in government from the…

Bolshevism and Menshevism

(Encyclopedia) Bolshevism and MenshevismBolshevism and Menshevismbōlˈshəvĭzəm, bŏlˈ–, mĕnˈshəvĭzəm [key], the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik…

1988 Tony Awards

PlayM. ButterflyMusicalThe Phantom of the OperaRevivalAnything GoesActor—PlayRon Silver, Speed-the-PlowActress—PlayJoan Allen, Burn ThisFeatured Actor—PlayB. D. Wong, M. ButterflyFeatured…

Operation Condor

Director: Jackie ChanWriters: Jackie Chan and Edward TangDirector of Photography:Wong Ngok TaiEditor:Cheung Yiu ChungMusic:Stephen EndelmanProducer:Leonard HoMiramax in association with Media…

Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith JoynerBorn: Dec. 21, 1959Track & Field set world records in 100 and 200 meters in 1988; won 3 gold medals at '88 Olympics (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay); Sullivan Award…

Shanghai Noon

Director:Tom DeyWriters:Miles Millar and Alfred GoughTouchstone; PG-13; 105 minutesRelease:5/00Cast:Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu In this Western slapstick Jackie Chan plays a royal…

Bruce Jenner

Bruce JennerBorn: Oct. 28, 1949Track & Field won gold medal in 1976 Olympic decathlon.Hayes JenkinsG - JJackie Jensen