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The Ten Most Wanted List A history by David Johnson Alleged U.S. Embassy terrorist Osama bin Laden. (Source/FBI) Boston organized crime figure James J. 'Whitey' Bulger. (Source/FBI) Related…Video Game Rating System
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) system for rating video games and computer software by Mark Hughes Related Links ESRB Descriptors Video Game Glossary Video Game…25th Lambda Literary Awards
The 25th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were for books published in 2012. Winners were announced during a ceremony on June 3, 2013…Entertainment News from July 2000
1Walter Matthau, perpetually rumpled, veteran actor known for his roles both on the stage and on the screen, dies of a heart attack at age 79. He first appeared on Broadway in 1948 and made…Shakespeare Through the Ages
The Bard is inescapable. If youve been to an English-speaking secondary school, theres an overwhelming chance that you or your loved ones have been exposed to hefty doses of Shakespeare.…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: Rape of the Lock
Lord Petre, in a thoughtless moment of frolic gallantry, cut off a lock of Arabella Fermor's hair; and this liberty gave rise to a bitter feud between the two families, which Alexander…Brewer's: Macaronic Verse
Verses in which foreign words are ludicrously distorted and jumbled together, as in Porson's lines on the threatened invasion of England by Napoleon. (Lingo drawn for the Militia.) So…Lights! Camera! Learning! - British Literature
The best of British literature Paltrow's winsome matchmaker Emma Recent film offerings suggest the enduring appeal of Jane Austen's storytelling. In the past few years, we've been wowed by…Brewer's: Fiasco
A failure, a mull. In Italy they cry Olà, olà, fiasco! to an unpopular singer. This word, common in France and Germany, is employed as the opposite of furore. The history of the word is as…Trending
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