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Can You Name These Classic Movie Monsters?

Popular media has presented audiences with beasts from "The Witcher" universe, fiends from "The Lord of the Rings", and genetically modified dinosaurs in the "Jurassic Park" franchise. But can you…

Can You Identify These Classic Hollywood Stars?

Movies have thrilled and entertained audiences for decades, from the first silent films to the latest cinematic experiences. But can you identify some of these classic stars from old Hollywood?

academies of art

(Encyclopedia) academies of art, official organizations of established artists. Lorenzo de' Medici's informal circle of great artists and thinkers was modeled on similar groups formed in classical…

Salonen, Esa-Pekka

(Encyclopedia) Salonen, Esa-Pekka, 1958–, Finnish conductor and composer. Originally a French horn player, he studied (1973–77) at Helsinki's Sibelius Academy. He made his conducting debut (1979)…

Sawallisch, Wolfgang

(Encyclopedia) Sawallisch, Wolfgang, 1923–2013, German conductor, b. Munich. A specialist in the classical German repertoire, Sawallisch began conducting as a teenager. After World War II, he became…

Wilson, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Richard, 1713?–1782, British landscape painter, b. Wales. He studied in London and achieved success as a portrait painter, but after a visit to Italy (c.1750–1756) he devoted…

Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deCaylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deän klōd fēlēpˈ də tübyĕrˈ kôN də kālüsˈ [key], 1692–1765, French archaeologist and…

hog cholera

(Encyclopedia) hog cholera: see classical swine fever.