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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,…

Entertainment Bios — W

Mark WahlbergTom WaitsChristopher WalkenAlice WalkerEli WallachThe WallflowersJ. T. WalshRay WalstonBarbara WaltersJulie WaltersSam WanamakerVera WangWayne WangFred WardRachel WardAndy WarholMargaret…

The Evolution of Witch-Hunting?

The life and death of the Independent Counsel Act by Tasha Vincent The man who started it all. By the numbers: Number of investigations since inception: 20 Estimated cost to taxpayers: $150…

May 2017 Current Events: U.S. News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News There's always something going on in the United States, and trying to keep track of it all can be a nightmare. Luckily,…

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,…