singer, songwriterBorn: 2/21/1958Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey Country singer and songwriter whose well-known hits include “How Do” (1989) and “ I Feel Lucky” (1993). A graduate of Brown…
actressBorn: 11/22/1961Birthplace: Mill Valley, California Competent actress, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway and younger sister of actress/model Margaux Hemingway, Mariel was almost destined to…
singer, songwriterBorn: 11/5/1959Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Though he achieved commercial success with both his third and fourth albums—Cuts Like a Knife (1983) and Grammy-nominated…
(John Michael Osbourne)singerBorn: 12/3/1948Birthplace: Birmingham, England Throughout the 1970s, Osbourne helped establish a brand of slow, gloomy heavy metal with dark lyrics. He played with…
folk/rock musicianBorn: 10/20/1950Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida Having begun playing guitar at 13 with an instrument his mother ordered through the Sears catalog, Petty went on to form (and…
Complementary (com-pluh-MEN-tuh-ree) colors sit opposite each other on the color wheel. Because they are opposites, they tend to look especially lively when used together. When you put…
Analogous (uh-NAL-uh-gus) colors sit next to each other on the color wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because they are closely related.Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh Orange, yellow-…
Neutral (NOO-trul) colors don't usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.” Circus by…
Infoplease BBQ Primer by Gerry Brown WHETHER you spell it BBQ, Bar-B-Que, or Barbecue, it all means the same thing: Good times in the backyard. Sizzling, juicy meat cooking on the grill…
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