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Easy, Eye-Poppin Fourth of July Decorations

By Courtney Key Ever since I was a little girl, my family has driven from upstate New York all the way to Cape Cod to enjoy the Fourth of July. To this day, everyone stays at my Nana's home that's…

Delacroix, Eugène

(Encyclopedia) Delacroix, Eugène (Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix)Delacroix, EugènefĕrdēnäNˈ-vēktôrˈ-özhĕnˈ dəläkrwäˈ [key], 1798–1863, French painter. Delacroix is considered the foremost painter…

Stravinsky, Igor Fedorovich

(Encyclopedia) Stravinsky, Igor FedorovichStravinsky, Igor Fedorovichēˈgər fyôˈdərôˌvyĭch strəvĭnˈskē [key], 1882–1971, Russian-American composer. Considered by many the greatest and most versatile…

Top 10 DVD Sales, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Disney) Cars (Disney) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Disney…

Sihung Lung 2002 Deaths

Sihung LungAge: 72 Taiwanese actor who played paternal figures in the Ang Lee films The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman. Died: Taipei, May 2, 2002John Arthur LoveG - L

The Devil's Dictionary: Table D'hote

by Ambrose Bierce TAILTABLE D'HOTE -n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility. Old Paunchinello, freshly wed, Took Madam P. to table, And…

Top 10 VHS Rentals, 2004

1. Open Range (Buena Vista) 2. Out of Time (MGM) 3. Radio (Sony) 4. Cheaper by the Dozen (Fox) 5. Something's Gotta Give (Sony) 6. Mystic River (Warner) 7. American Wedding (Universal) 8.…

Dorothy West 1998 Deaths

Dorothy WestAge: 91 A member of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s, West was a keen observer of class and race conflicts. Recently, her novel The Wedding, was turned into a miniseries by…

The Devil's Dictionary: Bath

by Ambrose Bierce BASTINADOBATTLEBATH -n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined. The man who taketh a steam…