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Phoebe Cates

(Phoebe Katz)actressBorn: 7/16/1963Birthplace: New York City Originally a top teen model, she later moved into feature films aimed at teenage audiences, including Paradise (1982), Fast Times at…

Classical Mythology: Undying Love: Orpheus

Undying Love: OrpheusClassical MythologyWhat the Hell? Adventures in the UnderworldHades Takes a Wife: PersephoneThe Cunning Rogue: SisyphusThe Not-So-Heavenly Host: TantalusUndying Love: Orpheus…

Thessaly

(Encyclopedia) ThessalyThessalythĕsˈəlē [key], largest ancient region of Greece in N central Greece. It corresponded roughly to the present-day nomes of Larissa and Tríkkala, which form part of the…

2009 Grammy Awards

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2010; the winners are listed below. Album of the Year: Fearless - Taylor…

Nelly

(Cornell Haynes, Jr.)rap artistBirthplace: Texas Nelly was born in Texas and lived the first three years of his life in Spain, where his father was stationed in the Air Force. The family eventually…

Wes Anderson

directorBirthplace: Houston, Texas Anderson achieved by age 30 what few directors have been able to do: create intelligent, quirky, independent-minded Hollywood films. Born and raised in Houston,…

Top 10 Selling Digital Songs, 2014

The following table lists the rank, title, and artist for each of the top ten selling digital songs in the United States during 2014. Rank Song Artist 1…

Top 10 Selling Digital Songs, 2009

The following table lists the rank, title, and artist for each of the top ten selling digital songs in the United States during 2009. Rank Song Artist1."Boom Boom Pow…

Members of Congress: Colorado, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Colorado Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Alva Blanchard 1875-1941 ALLARD, A. Wayne 1943-  ALLOTT, Gordon Llewellyn 1907-1989…

Ballard, Robert Duane

(Encyclopedia) Ballard, Robert DuaneBallard, Robert Duanebălˈərd [key], 1942–, American marine geologist, b. Wichita, Kans.; Ph.D. Univ. of Rhode Island, 1974. From 1969 to 1997 he was associated…