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Sara Teasdale: Sunset: St. Louis

Sunset: St. LouisHushed in the smoky haze of summer sunset, When I came home again from far-off places, How many times I saw my western city Dream by her river.Then for an hour the water…

Moon Over Broadway

Directors/Editors:D.A. Pennebaker and Chris HegedusDirectors of Photography:D.A. Pennebaker, Nick Doob and James DesmondProducers:Frazer Pennebaker and Wendy EttingerArtistic License Films;…

Harry Clay RANSLEY, Congress, PA (1863-1941)

RANSLEY Harry Clay , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 5, 1863; attended the public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; served in the State…

James L. Brooks Biography

James L. Brooks director, producer, writerBorn: 5/9/1940Birthplace: North Bergen, New Jersey Director, producer, and writer of the Oscar-winning films Terms of Endearment (1983) and As Good As…

Anthropocene

(Encyclopedia) Anthropocene Epoch, an unofficial term used by scientists to describe a period of time—up to the present—in which humanity has impacted the planet on a global scale. The…

wood carving

(Encyclopedia) wood carving, as an art form, includes any kind of sculpture in wood, from the decorative bas-relief on small objects to life-size figures in the round, furniture, and architectural…

2014 PEN Literary Award Winners

Find a partial list of this year's winners below. For a complete list, go to PEN awards. Socially Engaged Fiction And West is West by Ron Childress…

Joey Maxim 2001 Deaths

Joey MaximAge: 79 Hall of Fame boxer and former light heavyweight champion who outlasted Sugar Ray Robinson in a sweltering title fight at Yankee Stadium in 1952; real name was Giuseppe…