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(Encyclopedia) kitsch [Ger.,=trash], term most frequently applied since the early 20th cent. to works considered pretentious and tasteless. Exploitative commercial objects such as Mona Lisa scarves…Cole, Nat “King”
(Encyclopedia) Cole, Nat “King,” 1919–65, American musician and composer, b. Montgomery, Ala., as Nathaniel Adams Coles. A jazz pianist, he played Los Angeles nightclubs and in 1938 formed the King…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…Mona, island, Puerto Rico
(Encyclopedia) Mona, island, Puerto Rico: see under Mona Passage.Mona Island, Puerto Rico
(Encyclopedia) Mona Island, Puerto Rico: see under Mona Passage.Drowning Mona
Director:Nick GomezWriter:Peter SteinfeldDestination Films; PG-13; 90 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell Verplanck is a village in upstate New York where Yugos…Mona Passage
(Encyclopedia) Mona PassageMona Passagemōˈnä, –nə [key], strait, c.80 mi (130 km) wide, between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Connecting the N Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea, it is a…Time Tangled Island: Leonardo da Vinci
Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Related Links Leonardo da Vinci Biography A Few Great Artists Biographies of Famous…Randall, Lisa
(Encyclopedia) Randall, Lisa, 1962–, American theoretical physicist and writer, b. New York City, B.A. Harvard University, 1983, Ph.D. Harvard…Mona Van Duyn Biography
Mona Van DuynpoetBorn: 5/9/1921Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa Pulitzer Prize–winning poet whose poetry looks at the everyday lives of common people with an ironic sense of wit. She uses formal…Trending
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