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2006 World Cup Snowboard Champions

MenParallel Slalom—Simon Schoch, SwitzerlandSnowboardcross—Jasey Jay Anderson, CanadaHalfpipe—Jan Michaelis, GermanyBig Air—Stefan Gimpl, AustriaWomenParallel Slalom—Daniela Meuli,…

John Adams

Author:David McCullough Publisher:Simon & Schuster For those readers who prefer to remain grounded in nonfiction even when escapism is beckoning, John Adams, by Pulitzer Prize-winning…

Sir Anthony Glyn 1998 Deaths

Sir Anthony Glyn (Geoffrey Leo Simon Davson)author unconventionally spirited British author of several novels and biographies, including one about Elinor Glyn, his libertine grandmother for…

Kasey Cisyk 1998 Deaths

Kasey Cisyksinger Cisyk was an opera-trained singer who found success singing popular commercial jingles including “Have You Driven a Ford Lately.” Cisyk also sang backup for Carly Simon and…

Julia Child 2004 Deaths

Julia ChildAge: 91 Emmy Award–winning chef and television personality whose breezy style demystified French cooking for a generation of Americans reared on tuna casserole rather than boeuf…

Arthur Shimkin 2006 Deaths

Arthur ShimkinAge: 84 producer of children's records who started the Little Golden Records label of Simon & Schuster in the early 1950s and Sesame Street Records in the 1970s. He won a…

Ron Sexsmith

WhereaboutsInterscope Ever since his magnificent, self-titled 1995 debut — an album which seems to sound better every year — Ron Sexsmith's no frills approach to style and songs has proved to…

2001 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children.Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: So You Want to…

2003 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children.Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: My Friend…

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy SmitsactorBorn: 7/9/1955Birthplace: New York City Emmy Award-winning television and film actor who played Hispanic lawyer Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law (1985–91) and Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (…