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Runaway Bride

Director:Gary MarshallWriters:Josann McGibbon and Sara ParriottTouchstone and Paramount; 110 minutes; PGRelease:7/99Cast:Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack Decidedly less misogynistic…

Vera Wang Biography

Vera Wangfashion designerBorn: 6/27/1949Birthplace: New York City Wang is widely considered the most respected and influential wedding dress designer in the world. She also designs evening…

Adam Sandler Biography

Adam Sandler comedian, musician, actor, screenwriter, singerBorn: 9/9/1966Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A multitalented performer known for his adolescent acts that mock everything from lunch…

Rupert Everett Biography

Rupert Everett actorBorn: 5/29/1959Birthplace: Norfolk, England Well-regarded though somewhat temperamental actor who rescued himself from obscurity with the scene-stealing role of Julia Roberts…

Carrie Fisher Biography

Carrie FisheractressBorn: 10/21/1956Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California Daughter of entertainers Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , and one of the most visible actresses in her generation for her…

Walt Whitman: Mirages

MiragesMore experiences and sights, stranger, than you'd think for; Times again, now mostly just after sunrise or before sunset, Sometimes in spring, oftener in autumn, perfectly clear…

Sheherazade and King Shahryar

The central characters of "Thousand and One Nights" by David Johnson When Shahryar, a king in what is today Iran, or possibly India, discovered that his wife was unfaithful and had her…

Juliette Daisy Gordon Low Biography

Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Lowfounder of the Girl Scouts of AmericaBorn: Oct. 31, 1860Birthplace: Savannah, Ga. Low came from a prominent Savannah, Georgia, family. After being educated at…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Biography

Elizabeth Cady StantonAmerican reformerBorn: 1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an influential champion of women’s rights for more than half a century. She was introduced to the reform movement…

The Devil's Dictionary: Weather

by Ambrose Bierce WEAKNESSESWEDDINGWEATHER -n. The climate of the hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency to…