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Black & Blue Jive The Backstreet Boys were supposedly looking for a more mature sound on this follow-up to the 21-million-selling Millennium, but they never quite reached that destination.…About a Boy
Directors:Paul and Chris WeitzWriters:Paul and Chris Weitz, Peter HedgesUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 101 minutesRelease:5/02Cast:Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult About a…Fox sisters
(Encyclopedia) Fox sisters, family of American spiritualists including Margaret, 1836–93, Leah, 1814–90, and Catherine, 1841–92. In 1848, Margaret and Catherine claimed to hear mysterious rappings in…Nat
Nat"Please, sir, is this Plumfield?" asked a ragged boy of the man who opened the great gate at which the omnibus left him. "Yes. Who sent you?" "Mr. Laurence. I have got a letter for the…Neenah
(Encyclopedia) NeenahNeenahnēˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 23,219), Winnebago co., E Wis., on Lake Winnebago at the mouth of the Fox River; settled c.1835 on the site of a Winnebago village, inc. as a…Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st BaronBaden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baronbāˈdən-pōˈəl [key], 1857–1941, British…Kangaroo Island
(Encyclopedia) Kangaroo Island, island, c.1,700 sq mi (4,400 sq km), S Australia, in South Australia at the entrance to Gulf St. Vincent. It is 93 mi (150 km) long and 35 mi (57 km) wide. The chief…dog racing
(Encyclopedia) dog racing, trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in…Warner, Rex
(Encyclopedia) Warner, Rex, 1905–86, English author, b. Birmingham, grad. Oxford, 1928. A classical scholar noted for his translations from Greek and Latin, Warner taught in England, Egypt, and the…Douglas, James, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, James, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar, 1358?–1388, Scottish nobleman; son of William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar. In 1373 he married Isabel Stuart, daughter of Robert II…Trending
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