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2002 Grammy Awards

The 45th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at New York's Madison Square Garden on February 23, 2003. Record: “Don't Know Why,” Norah Jones Album: Come Away with Me, Norah Jones Song…

2003 Grammy Awards

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004. Record: “Clocks,” Coldplay Album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast Song: “Dance…

Thurber, James

(Encyclopedia) Thurber, James, 1894–1961, American humorist, b. Columbus, Ohio, studied at Ohio State Univ. After working on various newspapers he served on the staff of the New Yorker from 1927 to…

Rzewski, Frederic Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Rzewski, Frederic Anthony, 1938-2021, American classical composer and pianist, b. Westfield, Ma., Harvard Univ. (B.A., 1958),…

Rodchenko, Aleksandr

(Encyclopedia) Rodchenko, Aleksandr. 1891–1956, Russian painter, sculptor, photographer, and designer, b. St. Petersburg. One of the most important and versatile avant-garde artists to emerge after…

Antifa

(Encyclopedia) Antifa, American political movement, is a loose coalition of progressive voices opposing the rise of homophobic, authoritarian, xenophobic, and racist movements worldwide.…

NASCAR

(Encyclopedia) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1948 and…

The Devil's Dictionary: Miss

by Ambrose Bierce MISFORTUNEMOLECULEMISS -n. The title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Missis (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three most…

The Mike O'Malley Show

NBCTuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Mike O'Malley, Mark Rosenthal, Will Arnett, Kate Walsh, and Missy Yager Stand-up comedian Mike O'Malley plays a 30-year-old who still acts like he's…