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Brewer's: Soaped-pig Fashion

(In). Vague; a method of speaking or writing which always leaves a way of escape. The allusion is to the custom at fairs, etc., of soaping the tail of a pig before turning it out to be…

Brewer's: Weller

(Sam). Pickwick's factotum. His wit, fidelity, archness, and wide-awakedness are inimitable. (Dickens Pickwick Papers.) Tony Weller. Father of…

Film Summaries

Crossroads Birthday Girl Big Fat Liar Collateral Damage I Am Sam Starsailor Imposter Orange County Snow Dogs How…

Independents' Daze

Though respectably reviewed, Winfrey's cinematic endeavors were anything but Beloved by theatergoers. John Waters' Pecker Speaking of talk show audiences, that substantial demographic didn't…

Brewer's: Divination

There are numerous species of divination referred to in the Bible. The Hebrew word is added in italics. JUDICIAL ASTROLOGY (Meonen). AUGURY (Menachesch). WITCHCRAFT (Mecascheph).…

101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived

Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies […

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act IV, Scene IV

Scene IVA plain in DenmarkEnter Fortinbras, a Captain, and Soldiers, marchingPrince FortinbrasGo, captain, from me greet the Danish king; Tell him that, by his licence, Fortinbras Craves the…

1970 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)Song of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,”…