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quince

(Encyclopedia) quince, shrub or small tree of the Asian genera Chaenomeles and Cydonia of the family Rosaceae (rose family). The common quince (Cydonia oblonga) is a spineless tree with edible fruits…

The Wild Party

Book: David Henry Hwang and Linda Woolverton Director: Robert Falls Cast: Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Ren Scott, Daniel Oreskes Opened: 3/00 at the Palace Theatre…

Amendment XXVII

Book: David Henry Hwang and Linda Woolverton Director: Robert Falls Cast: Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Ren Scott, Daniel Oreskes Opened: 3/00 at the Palace Theatre…

1951–1960

1951—New York A.L. 4 (Casey Stengel); New York N.L. 2 (Leo Durocher). WP—New York A.L.: Lopat (2, 5), Reynolds (4), Raschi (6); New York N.L.: Koslo (1), Hearn (3). LP—New York A.L.: Reynolds…

Entertainment Bios — B

Judy BacaLauren BacallBurt BacharachBackstreet BoysKevin BaconErykah BaduJoan BaezJoe Don BakerJosephine BakerKathy BakerLaVern BakerRussell BakerGeorge BalanchineAlec BaldwinWilliam BaldwinChristian…

Gumplowicz, Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Gumplowicz, LudwigGumplowicz, Ludwigl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh g&oobreve;mˈplōvĭch [key], 1838–1909, Austrian sociologist, political scientist, and jurist. From 1897 to 1909 he was a…

Hassi Messaoud

(Encyclopedia) Hassi MessaoudHassi Messaoudhäsˈsē mĕsˌsä&oomacr;dˈ [key] [Arab.,=blessed well], town, E Algeria. Formerly a watering hole in the Sahara desert, Hassi Messaoud rose to prominence…

Kozlov, Frol Romanovich

(Encyclopedia) Kozlov, Frol RomanovichKozlov, Frol Romanovichfrōl rəmäˈnəvĭch kŏzlŏfˈ [key], 1908–65, Soviet Communist leader. Early in his career he joined the Communist party and rose in the party…