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Kathleen Winsor 2003 Deaths

Kathleen WinsorAge: 83 writer whose 1944 novel Forever Amber introduced the genre of romantic bestseller. The book about the sexual exploits of a woman in Restoration England sold about 100,…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: XL ("She sweeps")

by EmilyDickinsonSunsetXLIXL She sweeps with many-colored brooms, And leaves the shreds behind; Oh, housewife in the evening west, Come back, and dust the pond! You dropped a purple…

Kiarostami, Abbas

(Encyclopedia) Kiarostami, AbbasKiarostami, Abbasăbôˈsā kēyôˈrōmămēˌ [key], 1940–2016, Iranian filmmaker. Widely acclaimed as Iran's greatest film director, he typically explores the lives of…

Javanese music

(Encyclopedia) Javanese music, one of the richest and most distinctive of Asian musical cultures. It was and is of enormous importance in religious, political, and entertainment functions. It…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Chartist's Complaint

The Chartist's ComplaintDay! hast thou two faces, Making one place two places? One, by humble farmer seen, Chill and wet, unlighted, mean, Useful only, triste and damp, Serving for a laborer'…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Moon

by EmilyDickinsonXXThe BatThe Moon The Moon The moon was but a chin of gold A night or two ago, And now she turns her perfect face Upon the world below. Her forehead is of amplest…

Mary Steenburgen Biography

Mary Steenburgen actressBorn: 2/8/1953Birthplace: Newport, Arkansas This appealing, versatile actress won an Academy Award for her role in Melvin and Howard (1980). She also appeared in Ragtime…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Night in June

Night in JuneI left my dreary page and sallied forth, Received the fair inscriptions of the night; The moon was making amber of the world, Glittered with silver every cottage pane, The trees…

Biographies: Models

ModelsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAlt, Carol, model Alves, Michelle, model Ambrosio, Alessandra, model Anderson, Pamela, model, actress Banks, Tyra, model Barros, Ana…