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Richard Gere Biography

Richard GereactorBorn: 8/31/1949Birthplace: Philadelphia Handsome albeit sometimes wooden leading man who often portrays unstable or otherwise undesirable characters, with headline-grabbing…

Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood]

Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood] Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing…

Sweetheart Roland

Sweetheart Roland There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she was her own daughter, and one…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 11, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 10, 1806May 12, 1806May 11, 1806 Sunday May 11th 1806. The last evening we were much crouded with the indians in our lodge, the whole floor…

What's the Payoff?

When you buy a share in a mutual fund, you're buying both a share in an investment company and a service from that company (or more accurately, the management company that sponsors it). The…

Entertainment News from June 1998

1It's a boffo season for Broadway, with record-setting box office and attendance figures for the 1997–1998 season. Mega-hits such as Ragtime and The Lion King propel ticket sales to $557.26…

Confidential

ConfidentialI don't think I have any words in which to tell the meeting of the mother and daughters. Such hours are beautiful to live, but very hard to describe, so I will leave it to the…

Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful

Beth Finds the Palace BeautifulThe big house did prove a Palace Beautiful, though it took some time for all to get in, and Beth found it very hard to pass the lions. Old Mr. Laurence was the…

Experiments

Experiments"The first of June! The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free. Three months' vacation—how I shall enjoy it!" exclaimed Meg, coming home one warm day to find Jo…

Our Foreign Correspondent

Our Foreign CorrespondentLondonDearest People, Here I really sit at a front window of the Bath Hotel, Piccadilly. It's not a fashionable place, but Uncle stopped here years ago, and won't go…