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1932–1933 Academy Awards
The 1932–1933 Academy Awards were presented March 16, 1934 at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionCavalcade (Fox)A Farewell to Arms (Paramount)42nd Street (Warner Bros.)I…LSSU's Banished Words of the Year
Every year since 1976, Lake Superior State University has released a “List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness” on New Year's Day. While the…Financial Times Headlines, Feb. 2017
From The Financial Times See Also: This Day in HistoryToday’s BirthdaysDaily IQWeather Trump victory lap clashes with signs of orthodoxyPresident continues to give mixed signals as cabinet 'adults…Lowell, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Robert (Robert Traill Spence Lowell 4th), 1917–77, American poet and translator, widely considered the preeminent American poet of the mid-20th cent., b. Boston, grad. Kenyon…Malory, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Malory, Sir ThomasMalory, Sir Thomasmălˈərē [key], d. 1471, English author of Morte d'Arthur. It is almost certain that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revell, Warwickshire.…Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.vŏnˈəgət [key] 1922–2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in World War II, he worked as a police reporter and wrote short…Ginsberg, Allen
(Encyclopedia) Ginsberg, AllenGinsberg, Allengĭnzˈbûrg [key], 1926–97, American poet, b. Paterson, N.J., grad. Columbia, 1949. An outspoken member of the beat generation, Ginsberg is best known for…Frankfurter, Felix
(Encyclopedia) Frankfurter, Felix, 1882–1965, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–62), b. Vienna, Austria. He emigrated to the United States as a boy and later received…Styron, William
(Encyclopedia) Styron, William, 1925–2006, American novelist, b. Newport News, Va., grad. Duke, 1947. His fiction is often powerful, deeply felt, poetic, and elegiac. He became well known for his…Rorty, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Rorty, Richard, 1931–2007, American philosopher. b. New York City. After studying at the Univ. of Chicago (B.A. 1949, M.A. 1952) and Yale (Ph.D. 1956), Rorty taught philosophy at…Trending
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