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Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…

neem tree

(Encyclopedia) neem tree or margosa tree, a fast-growing broad-leaved evergreen, Azadirachta indica, native to India and Myanmar. Its extracts have been used for centuries in Asia as pesticides,…

Movies and Film: The Beginnings

The BeginningsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the closing years of the nineteenth century and the earliest…

1974 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“I Honestly Love You,” Olivia Newton-JohnAlbum of the YearFulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)Song of the Year“The Way We Were,” Marilyn and Alan Bergman and…

1976 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“This Masquerade,” George BensonAlbum of the YearSongs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)Song of the Year“I Write the Songs,” Bruce Johnston, songwriterBest New…

Crane, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Crane, Walter, 1845–1915, English designer, illustrator, and painter. As a painter he is grouped with the later Pre-Raphaelites, but he is better known for his illustrations of the…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Midnight Show by Sarah Rowen Deathly Hallows Quizzes Deathly Hallows: I Quiz Deathly Hallows: II Quiz Deathly Hallows: III Quiz Deathly Hallows: IV Quiz…

Yamamoto, Kansai

(Encyclopedia) Yamamoto, Kansai, 1944–2020, Japanese fashion designer, known as Kansai. Essentially self-taught, he showed his first collection in London in 1971. The theatrical garments, with an…