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Pups

Director/Writer:AshFireheart Films; R; 95 minutesRelease:2/00Cast:Burt Reynolds, Cameron Van Hoy, Mischa Barton The movie Pups is suffering the consequences of being too timely. First, the…

Theodosia Garrison: The Tears of Harlequin

The Tears of HarlequinTheodosia GarrisonTo you he gave his laughter and his jest, His words that of all words were merriest, His glad, mad moments when the lights flared high And his wild…

Ha Jin

(Encyclopedia) Ha Jin, pseud. of Jin Xuefei, 1956–, Chinese-American writer, grad. Heilongjiang Univ. (B.A. 1981), Shandong Univ. (M.A., 1984), Brandeis (M.A., Ph.D., 1993). In the early 1980s he…

Palmer, Josephine

(Encyclopedia) Mpama, Josie 1903–1979, anti-apartheid activist. Mpama was a pioneer of women's rights in South Africa and a labor…

William and Mary in Virginia, College of

(Encyclopedia) William and Mary in Virginia, College of, mainly at Williamsburg; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1693, opened 1694 by Episcopalians under James Blair. It became a university…

Townshend Acts

(Encyclopedia) Townshend Acts, 1767, originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. They were designed to collect revenue from the…

Ramus, Petrus

(Encyclopedia) Ramus, PetrusRamus, Petruspēˈtrəs rāˈməs [key], or Pierre de La RaméeRamus, Petruspyĕr də lä rämāˈ [key], 1515–72, French humanist and philosopher. Attempting to break through…

revitalization movement

(Encyclopedia) revitalization movement, political-religious movements promising deliverance from deprivation, the elimination of foreign domination, and a new interpretation of the human condition…

Timeline: Video Games, Part IV

Part IV: 1995-present by Amanda Kudler 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1995 Sony brings the PlayStation to…