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Birgit Nilsson 2005 Deaths

Birgit NilssonAge: 87 Swedish soprano famous for her incredible stamina, rich voice, and her lead roles in Wangerian operas, such as The Ring of the Nibelung and Tristan und Isolde. She…

Minnie Driver Biography

Minnie DriveractressBorn: 1/31/1970Birthplace: England Versatile English actress who has shown incredible range throughout her career. Her films, which range from period pieces to comedies to…

Bruce Springsteen

TracksColumbia For the second time in 12 years, Santa Claus has come to town early for Springsteen fans. In 1986 Santa's sleigh contained a much-anticipated live box set. This time around, it…

Bill Conti Biography

Bill ConticomposerBorn: 4/13/1942Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island An incredibly prolific composer, he first earned critical acclaim for scoring Vittorio de Sica's Oscar-winning The Garden of the…

Egypt Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Egypt is a fascinating and diverse country that spans both North Africa and the Middle East, and is also known as the Arab Republic of Egypt. It boasts a rich and ancient history that dates back…

The Devil's Dictionary: Mouse

by Ambrose Bierce MOREMOUSQUETAIREMOUSE -n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women. As in Rome Christians were thrown to the lions, so centuries earlier in Otumwee, the most…

Ronin (Film)

Director:John FrankenheimerWriters:J.D. Zeik and Richard WeiszMGM; R; 121 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgard, Sean Bean, Skipp Sudduth,…

The Atmosphere

Though reasonably transparent to visible light, the atmosphere may absorb as much as 60% of the visible and near-visible light. It is opaque to most other wavelengths, except certain fairly short…