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Towns with Women's Names

Girls Across America by Holly Hartman From Tracy, California, to Chelsea, Vermont, the map of the United States is dotted with girls' names. Here are a few. Allison, Iowa Amy,…

Strauss, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Strauss, RichardStrauss, Richardrĭkhˈärt shtrous [key], 1864–1949, German composer. Strauss brought to a culmination the development of the 19th-century symphonic poem, and was a…

Lights! Camera! Learning! - Shakespeare

Shakespeare on the Silver Screen Kenneth Branagh as the mad prince DiCaprio's Romeo dukes it out with the Capulets Hamlet It was no small feat putting Shakespeare's magnum opus on the…

Brewer's: Malvolio

Steward to Olivia, in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MamamouchiMalum Prohibitum A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Manly

in the Plain Dealer, by Wycherly. He is violent and uncouth, but presents an excellent contrast to the hypocritical Olivia (q.v.). Mr. Manly, in The Provoked Husband, by Vanbrugh and…

Brewer's: Penthesile'a

Queen of the Amazons, slain by Achilles. Sir Toby Belch says to Maria, in the service of Olivia “Good-night, Penthesilea [my fine woman].” Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, ii. 2. Source:…

Brewer's: Midsummer Madness

Olivia says to Malvolio, “Why, this is very midsummer madness” (Twelfth Night, iii. 4). The reference is to the rabies of dogs, which is generally brought on by Midsummer heat. Source:…

George Harrison 2001 Deaths

George HarrisonAge: 58musician lead guitarist for the Beatles, Harrison died in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer. “He left this world as he lived in it, conscious of God, fearless…

1978 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1978 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsPop Adult“Can't Smile Without You” Barry Manilow (Arista)“You Needed Me” Anne Murray (Capitol)“Just the Way You Are” Billy Joel (Columbia)“Reminiscing…