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Brewer's: Tam-o'-Shanter's Mare

Remember Tam-o'-Shanter's mare. You may pay too dear for your whistle, as Meg lost her tail, pulled off by Nannie of the “Cutty-sark.” Think, ye may buy the joys owre dear- Remember Tam-o…

Brewer's: Peg

or Peggy, for Margaret, corrupted into Meg or Meggy. Thus, Pat or Patty for Martha; Poll or Polly, for Mary, corrupted into Moll or Molly; etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…

Brewer's: Dods

(Meg). The old landlady in Scott's novel called St. Ronan's Well. An excellent character, made up of consistent inconsistencies; a mosaic of oddities, all fitting together, and forming an…

Playing By Heart

Director/Writer: Willard Carroll Miramax; R; 100 minutes Release: 2/99 Cast: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Jon…

Kate Mulgrew Biography

Kate MulgrewactressBorn: 4/29/1955Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa Kate Mulgrew occupies a rare spot in the entertainment world, the captain's seat on the Federation starship Voyager. From 1995–2001…

Christina Onassis Biography

Christina Onassisshipping executiveBorn: 12/11/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The only daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Christina Onassis's tempestuous personal life,…

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Leaders: 1998

Includes games through NCAA and NIT tourneys.IndividualSingle Game HighsTeamLIU-BrooklynCharles JonesScoringDaytonRyan PerrymanReboundingBall StateBonzi WellsStealsArizona StateAhlon LewisAssists…

Kate Mulgrew

Kate MulgrewactressBorn: 4/29/1955Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa Kate Mulgrew occupies a rare spot in the entertainment world, the captain's seat on the Federation starship Voyager. From 1995–2001…

Christina Onassis

Christina Onassisshipping executiveBorn: 12/11/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The only daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Christina Onassis's tempestuous personal life,…