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Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
(Encyclopedia) Fassbinder, Rainer WernerFassbinder, Rainer Wernerrīˈnər vĕrˈnər fäsˈbĭnˌdər [key], 1946–82, German filmmaker, b. Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria. One of the most highly regarded and prolific…Tóibín, Colm
(Encyclopedia) Tóibín, Colm, 1955–, Irish writer, b. Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, grad. University College, Dublin (1975). A prolific and varied author who prose is lucid and often brilliant, Tóibín has…Brewer's: Dog
This long article is subdivided into eleven parts: 1. Dogs of note. 2. Dogs of noted persons. 3. Dogs models of their species. 4. Dogs in phrases. 5. Dogs used metaphorically, etc. 6. Dogs…Yiddish Glossary
From my bashert to my zaide by Erin Teare Related Links Judaism PrimerEncyclopedia: YiddishBranches of JudaismAn amalgam of medieval German dialects, Yiddish was first used in the Jewish…Brewer's: Brosier
Eating one out of house and home. At Eton, when a dame keeps an unusually bad table, the boys agree together on a day to eat, pocket, or waste everything eatable in the house. The censure…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 7
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 6Chapter 8Chapter 7 For some reason or other, the house was crowded that night, and the fat Jew manager who met them at the door was beaming from ear to ear…Books Under Fire
Banned Books Week calls attention to the most challenged and banned books in the U.S. by Borgna Brunner More information on Banned Books Week American Library…At the Movies with the Beatles
The following is a list of movies featuring the Beatles as well as films inspired by them. by Jennie Wood The Beatles Related Links The Beatles Timeline…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter III
Chapter III Colonel Lloyd kept a large and finely cultivated garden, which afforded almost constant employment for four men, besides the chief gardener, (Mr. M'Durmond.) This garden was probably the…First Kids Slideshow
by Mark Hughes The American public has always been fascinated by first families. We know much about the lives of the presidents and first ladies, but what about the children in the White House?…