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Radiohead Amnesiac
Amnesiac Capitol As impenetrable as the band may sometimes sound, Radiohead is also apparently incapable of recording a boring album. Eight months after the release of the ambient wonder wave…joint, in geology
(Encyclopedia) joint, in geology, fracture in rocks along which no appreciable movement has occurred (see fault). Nearly vertical, or sheet, joints that result from shrinkage during cooling are…sandstone
(Encyclopedia) sandstone, sedimentary rock formed by the cementing together of grains of sand. The usual cementing material in sandstone is calcium carbonate, iron oxides, or silica, and the hardness…Arches National Park
(Encyclopedia) Arches National Park, 76,519 acres (30,979 hectares), E Utah; est. as a national monument 1929, designated a national park 1971. Located in red-rock country and overlooking the gorge…Fletcher, John Gould
(Encyclopedia) Fletcher, John Gould, 1886–1950, American poet, b. Little Rock, Ark., educated (1903–7) at Harvard. After traveling throughout Europe, he became a leader of the imagists in England.…Tiruchirapalli
(Encyclopedia) TiruchirapalliTiruchirapallitĭrˌ&oobreve;chĭrəpŭlˈlē [key], formerly TrichinopolyTiruchirapallitrĭchĭnŏˈpəlē [key], city (1991 pop. 711,862), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the…Pennebaker, D. A.
(Encyclopedia) Pennebaker, D. A. (Donn Alan Pennebaker), 1925–2019, pioneering documentary filmmaker, b. Evanston, Ill. His first film, Daybreak Express (1958), is a five-minute short detailing New…Year in Review, 1999: Pop Culture Trends
1999 was the year of Pokémon, Latin pop, Harry Potter, and Dot-coms. by John Gettings Y2K Who knew that impending doom was going to be so popular? No other issue in the history of the world…Rock Creek Park
(Encyclopedia) Rock Creek Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Steep Rock Lake
(Encyclopedia) Steep Rock Lake, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, SW Ont., Canada, W of Lac des Mille Lacs. It is the site of important iron ore mining. Part of the lake was drained to…Trending
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