Ben Stein stars in Casper
by Beth Rowen Casper Rated PG The perpetually perturbed Ms. Carrigan descends into further irritability when she learns that her…
Bill Murray stars in Ghostbusters
by Beth Rowen Ghostbusters Rated PG When a group of parapsychologist professors lose their jobs at a New York university, they pool…
Rowan Atkinson stars in The Witches
by Beth Rowen The Witches PG Based on Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, the film features eerily-realistic witches and mice crafted…
2,000 Years of the NecktieCelebrity and Rock Star Fashion by David Johnson NECKTIESTHROUGH THE AGES Introduction • 210 B.C.China's First Emperor • 113 A.D.Did Romans Wear…
(Encyclopedia) North Little Rock, city (1990 pop. 61,741), Pulaski co., central Ark., on the Arkansas River opposite Little Rock; settled c.1856, inc. as a city 1903. North Little Rock lies in a…
(Encyclopedia) Plymouth Rock chicken, one of the most popular early breeds of poultry. The Barred Plymouth Rock was a favorite farm chicken since it was both a good egg producer and also developed a…
(Encyclopedia) porphyryporphyrypôrˈfərē [key], igneous rock composed of large, conspicuous crystals (phenocrysts) and a groundmass in which the phenocrysts are embedded. Some authorities consider the…
(Encyclopedia) Black Rock Desert, arid region of lava beds and alkali flats, NW Nev., in Toiyabe National Forest, stretching c.70 mi (110 km) NE from Gerlach. The Jackson Mts. rise to the east; the…
