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Karamzin, Nikolai Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Karamzin, Nikolai MikhailovichKaramzin, Nikolai Mikhailovichnyĭkəlīˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch kərəmzēnˈ [key], 1766–1826, Russian historian and writer. His Letters of a Russian Traveler, 1789–90 (…

Lisa MURKOWSKI, Congress, AK (1957)

Senate Years of Service: 2002- Party: Republican MURKOWSKI Lisa , a Senator from Alaska; born in Ketchikan, Alaska, on May 22, 1957; attended public schools in Fairbanks, AK; attended Willamette…

Mapplethorpe, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Mapplethorpe, RobertMapplethorpe, Robertmāˈpəlthôrpˌ [key], 1946–89, American photographer, b. New York City. He is known for his elegantly expressive black-and-white studies of male…

Gibson, William

(Encyclopedia) Gibson, William, 1948–, Canadian science fiction writer, b. Conway, S.C., moved to Canada in the 1960s. He first published short stories in sci-fi magazines; many are collected in…

Lisa Left Eye Lopes 2002 Deaths

Lisa “Left Eye” LopesAge: 30 mercurial rapper and songwriter who was a member of the hip-hop band TLC. In 1994 Lopes was arrested for burning down the house of her boyfriend, Andre Rison, who…

Timeline: LGBTQ+ in Pop Culture 1934 - 2010

Here are some key breakthroughs for LGBTQ+ persons in television, film, media, and theater. by Jennie Wood Giant footage Rock Hudson Archive Photos Angels in America Photo by Alan Light…

2010 Academy Awards

The 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Black Swan   The…

protactinium

(Encyclopedia) protactiniumprotactiniumprōˌtăktĭnˈēəm [key], radioactive chemical element; symbol Pa; at. no. 91; mass number of most stable isotope 231; m.p. greater than 1,600℃; b.p. 4,026℃; sp. gr…

Dada

(Encyclopedia) DadaDadadäˈdä [key] or DadaismDadadäˈdäĭzəm [key], international nihilistic movement among European artists and writers that lasted from 1916 to 1922. Born of the widespread…