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Best Director Nominees, 2011

The 83rd Academy Award Best Director Nominees Read biographies of the Best Director nominees. Can you name what three Brad Pitt films that David Fincher has directed? What did Darren Aronofksy…

Geoffrey Rush Biography

Geoffrey Rush actorBorn: 1951Birthplace: Toowoomba, Australia   Academy Award-winning film and stage actor who was one of Australia's leading theater actors before establishing himself in feature…

Walt Whitman: As the Greek's Signal Flame

As the Greek's Signal FlameAs the Greek's signal flame, by antique records told, Rose from the hill-top, like applause and glory, Welcoming in fame some special veteran, hero, With rosy tinge…

1968 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBy the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell (Capitol)Song of the Year“Little Green Apples,” Bobby Russell,…

Akio Morita 1999 Deaths

Akio MoritaAge: 78 Japanese Sony co-founder who was a major influence in the globalization of business. The imaginative marketing wizard was responsible for inventing the Walkman and making…

Angelo Petri Biography

Angelo Petritobacconist, vintnerBorn: 1883Birthplace: Marseilles, France Moving to the United States as a toddler, he grew up to join his family's cigar-making business. He became the company…

The Devil's Dictionary: Miss

by Ambrose Bierce MISFORTUNEMOLECULEMISS -n. The title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Missis (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three most…

Counterfeit Products

Source: U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs. Counterfeit products include any product bearing an unauthorized representation of a manufacturer's trademark or trade name. Examples of products…