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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

The RisingColumbia Though Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band reunited for a triumphant tour in 1999 and 2000, the shows sometimes seemed like an oldies revue, due to the dearth of new…

Winter Olympics Memorable Moments

The legends and foibles of the Winter Olympics   Alpine and Nordic Skiing An Avalanche Named Killy A controversial sweep in alpine skiing Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "…

Brewer's: Astrophel

Sir Philip Sidney. “Phil. Sid.” being a contraction of Philos Sidus, and the Latin sidus being changed to the Greek astron, we get astron-philos (star-lover). The “star” that he loved was…

Other ATP Tournaments, 2005

TournamentSingles championExxonMobil Open, Doha, QatarRoger FedererABN AMRO World Tennis, Rotterdam, NetherlandsRoger FedererDubai Duty Free, Dubai, UAERoger FedererAbierto Mexicano TELCEL,…

Notable Female Athletes

Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

2010 Grammy Awards

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2011. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list go to grammy.com. Album…

Winter Olympics Memorable Moments

The legends and foibles of the Winter Olympics   Alpine and Nordic Skiing An Avalanche Named Killy A controversial sweep in alpine skiing Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "…

Brewer's: Voltaire

His proper name was Francois Marie Arouet. The word Voltaire is simply an anagram of Arouet L. I. (le jeune). Thus have we Stella, Astrophel (q.v.), Vanessa and Cadenus (q.v.), and a host…

Other ATP Tournaments, 2004

TournamentSingles championExxon Mobil Open, Doha, QatarNicolas EscudeKroger St. Jude, Memphis, Tenn.Joachim JohanssonABN AMRO World Tennis, Rotterdam, NetherlandsLleyton HewittOpen 13,…