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Monroe, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Paul, 1869–1947, American educator, b. North Madison, Ind., grad. Franklin College, 1890, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1897. At Teachers College, Columbia, he was professor of…

oregano

(Encyclopedia) oreganooreganoərĕgˈənō [key], name for several herbs used for flavoring food. A plant of the family Labiatae (mint family), Origanum vulgare, also called Spanish thyme and wild…

Road Show: A Guide to Summer Music Festivals

by Beth Rowen The Smashing PumpkinsSource:Archive Photos Sarah McLachlanSource:Archive Photos School's out and that means summer entertainment is in full swing. There's no shortage of…

Chodorow, Nancy

(Encyclopedia) Chodorow, NancyChodorow, Nancychōdˈərōˌ [key], 1944–, American psychologist. A professor at the Univ. of California at Berkeley, Chodorow has extensively pursued the question of why…

Faustina

(Encyclopedia) FaustinaFaustinafôstīˈnə [key], name of two women, wives of Roman emperors. 1 The elder (c.104–141) was the wife of Antoninus Pius, who founded a school for orphan girls in her honor.…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Romany Girl

The Romany GirlThe sun goes down, and with him takes The coarseness of my poor attire; The fair moon mounts, and aye the flame Of Gypsy beauty blazes higher. Pale Northern girls! you scorn…

Mary Carolyn Davies: A Girl's Songs

A Girl's SongsMary Carolyn DaviesBorrowerI sing of sorrow, I sing of weeping. I have no sorrow.I only borrow From some tomorrow Where it lies sleeping, Enough of sorrow To sing of…

Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place

ABCWednesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.Cast: Richard Ruccolo, Traylor Howard, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Westfeldt, Julius Carry and David Odgen Stiers Mad About You's co-creator Danny Jacobson's new…

The Most Popular Girl Scout Cookies

The Question: What are the best-selling Girl Scout cookies? The Answer: According to the Girl Scouts of America, here is the percentage-of-…