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Summer Sizzlers | August 2000

by Beth Rowen Cecil B. DeMented John Waters lashes out against mainstream film in his latest entry, which the outlandish auteur named after himself. (It's his nickname.) Stephen Dorff plays the…

Significant Recordings of 2001

AerosmithAmerican Hi FiTori AmosThe Black CrowesBlink-182BjörkMariah CareyEliza CarthyShawn ColvinThe CranberriesDave Matthews BandDestiny's ChildBob DylanMelissa EtheridgeMacy GrayThe Isley…

Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…

New York State Quiz

New York State is a diverse and fascinating place, from the bustling streets of New York City to the rolling hills of the Hudson Valley. But how well do you know the geography of the state?

1998 U.S. Championships

at Bend, Oregon (March 28-Apr. 2)Men10-k Classic1Marcus Nash25:18.72John Bauer25:51.83Justin Wadsworth25:56.215-k Freestyle1Marcus Nash32:18.82Justin Wadsworth32:46.43Patrick Weaver32:46.630…

marten

(Encyclopedia) marten, name for carnivorous, largely arboreal mammals (genus Martes) of the weasel family, widely distributed in North America, Europe, and central Asia. Martens are larger, heavier-…

Inness, George

(Encyclopedia) Inness, GeorgeInness, Georgeĭnˈĭs [key], 1825–94, American landscape painter, b. Newburgh, N.Y. His father intended Inness to be a grocer, but he showed artistic talent at an early age…

Macdonald, Sir John Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Sir John Alexander, 1815–91, Canadian statesman, first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, b. Glasgow. His parents settled in 1820 in Kingston, Ont. Macdonald first…

Dutch West India Company

(Encyclopedia) Dutch West India Company, trading and colonizing company, chartered by the States-General of the Dutch republic in 1621 and organized in 1623. Through its agency New Netherland was…

sociolinguistics

(Encyclopedia) sociolinguistics, the study of language as it affects and is affected by social relations. Sociolinguistics encompasses a broad range of concerns, including bilingualism, pidgin and…