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Tonto

The Question: What does the term "kemosabe" mean? The name The Lone Ranger used to call his Indian friend, Tonto. I'm quite sure it doesn't mean "friend", but something like "…

Neil Young

singer; songwriter; guitaristBorn: 11/12/1945Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada From his work with Buffalo Springfield (1966–68) and Crosby, Stills, and Nash in the 1960s and 1970s, to a prolific…

amateur

(Encyclopedia) amateur, in sports, one who engages in athletic competition without material recompense. Upper-class Englishmen in the 19th cent. used the concept to help define their social status,…

Truffaut, François

(Encyclopedia) Truffaut, FrançoisTruffaut, FrançoisfräNswäˈ trüfōˈ [key], 1932–84, French film director and critic. Known in his early 20s as a writer for the influential French film journal Cahiers…

Keenan Ivory Wayans

actor, comedian, writer, directorBorn: 6/8/1958Birthplace: New York City Keenan Ivory Wayans directed one of the most critically acclaimed TV comedy skit shows, In Living Color (1990–92), often…

Giving Pledge Participants

The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…

2006 Olympics: Skeleton

Face first down an icy track by Gerry Brown and Christine Frantz Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 Skeleton Medal Standings Skeleton Through the Years…

Cities in Black History

    Atlanta to Washington, DC: landmarks in African-American history by David Johnson Chicago, Illinois at night Related Links Black History Features…

Jennifer Aniston

(Jennifer Anistonapoulos)actressBorn: 2/11/1969Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, California You could just say she was born to act. As the daughter of Days of Our Lives star John Aniston she was bitten by…