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(Encyclopedia) beat generation, term applied to certain American artists and writers who were popular during the 1950s. Essentially anarchic, members of the beat generation rejected traditional…Wenders, Wim
(Encyclopedia) Wenders, Wim, 1945–, German filmmaker, b. Düsseldorf. During the late 1960s he attended film school and worked as a film critic in Munich. Wenders first attracted attention with The…South Island
(Encyclopedia) South Island or Te Waipounamu [Maori,=the waters of greenstone] (1996 pop. 900,114), 58,093 sq mi (150,461 sq km), New Zealand. It is the larger but less populous of the two principal…Stevens, Wallace
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Wallace, 1879–1955, American poet, b. Reading, Pa., educated at Harvard and New York Law School, admitted to the bar 1904. While in New York, he mingled in literary circles…Rutgers University
(Encyclopedia) Rutgers University, main campus at New Brunswick, N.J.; land-grant and state supported; coeducational except for Douglass College; chartered 1766 as Queen's College, opened 1771.…New South Wales
(Encyclopedia) New South Wales, state (2016 pop. 7,480,228), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban…1962 Academy Awards
The 1962 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureLawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia)The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck,…John Keats: "What more felicity can fall to creature,
by JohnKeatsTo Leigh Hunt, Esq."What more felicity can fall to creature, "What more felicity can fall to creature, Than to enjoy delight with liberty." Fate of the Butterfly -Spenser…Dan Brown, 2006 News
author of The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 40 million copies, making it one of the best-selling novels of all time, was accused of stealing the theme of his book from an earlier…Safe Harbor
WBMonday 9:00–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Gregory Harrison, Rue McClanahan, Christopher Khaymen Lee, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Lelliott, Orlando Brown, and Jamie Williams Florida sheriff John Loring…Trending
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