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2012 PEN Literary Award Winners

Find a partial list of this year's winners below. For a complete list, go to PEN awards. Socially Engaged Fiction Good Kings, Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum…

The Thomas Crown Affair

Director:John McTiernanWriters:Leslie Dixon and Kurt WimmerMGM; R; 114 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary The Thomas Crown Affair is the latest in post-Bond high-…

John William MURPHY, Congress, PA (1902-1962)

MURPHY John William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Avoca, Luzerne County, Pa., April 26, 1902; attended the public schools; was graduated from the Wharton School of the University…

William Terry JACKSON, Congress, NY (1794-1882)

JACKSON William Terry , a Representative from New York; born in Chester, Orange County, N.Y., December 29, 1794; attended the common schools and later studied surveying; taught school in Goshen…

Bonaparte

(Encyclopedia) BonaparteBonapartebōˈnəpärt [key], Ital. BuonaparteBonapartebwōnäpärˈtā [key], family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French. Of the second generation of the family the most…

Wombat Video Activity

Examining a primary source In 2011, scientists in Australia unearthed the nearly complete remains of a “giant wombat,“ or Diprotodon optatum, which roamed the Earth two million years ago.…

Mondo

Director/Writer: Tony GatlifDirector of Photography: Eric GuichardEditor:Nicole D.V. BerckmansMusic:Alain WeberProducer:Michèle Ray-GavrasShadow Distribution; NR; 80 minutesRelease:6/97Cast:…

King Charles III of England

Top of Page Source: AP Images/Dan KitwoodThe Queen is dead, long live the King. This phrase has been used for centuries to signify the unbroken continuation of the British Monarchy. The death of…

High Fidelity

Director:Stephen FrearsWriters:D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott RosenbergTouchstone Pictures; R; 107 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black…