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The Colored American Magazine The Colored American Magazine was the first American monthly publication that covered African-American culture. The magazine ran from May 1900 to November 1909. It was initially published out of Boston by the Colored Co-Operative Publishing Company, and from 1904, forward, by Moore Publishing and Printing Company of New York. Pauline Hopkins, its most prolific writer from the beginning, sat on the board as a shareholder, was editor from 1902 to 1904, though her name was not on the masthead until 1903. Hopkins was a journalist, playwright, historian, and literary. In 1904, Booker T. Washington, in a hostile takeover, purchased the magazine and replaced Hopkins with Fred Randolph Moore (1857–1943) as editor.
Eden (magazine) Web Comic EDEN (ウェブコミックエデン , Uebu Komikku Eden ) is a free manga and light novel web magazine published by Mag Garden and distributed by Yahoo! Comics Japan. It was launched on September 18, 2009. The magazine ran under the previous name "EDEN & Blade Comic Archive" (EDEN＆ブレイドコミックアーカイブ , EDEN & Bureido Komikku Aakaibu ) before it was changed on October 10, 2010. "EDEN" (short for Everybody Delightful Entertainment Network) distributes original manga and light novel content, while "Blade Comic Archive" redistributes selected works published from "Monthly Comic Blade" to be viewed online for a limited time. The development of the web magazine also led Mag Garden to collaborate on a joint project with Toei Animation.
O-blek o•blék: a journal of language arts (pronounced exactly like the word "oblique") was a small literary magazine founded by Peter Gizzi who co-edited it with Connell McGrath. The magazine published a number of poems often not in the mainstream but recognized for their excellence (by, for instance, being selected for The Best American Poetry series). The magazine ran from 1987 to 1993.
Secret Agent X Secret Agent X was the title of a U.S. pulp magazine published by A. A. Wyn's Ace Magazines, and the name of the main character featured in the magazine. The magazine ran for 41 issues between February 1934 and March 1939.
Michael Colina Michael Dalmau Colina (born November 16, 1948) is a GRAMMY-winning American musician, composer, producer and engineer. He has written music for television, film, theatre, dance and live performances on concert stages throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Colina is best known as producer and writer on recordings for musicians Bob James, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Marcus Miller, Bill Evans and Michael Franks. He has won three gold albums, has received four Grammy Award nominations, and won three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
Nick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz ( ) is a Grammy-winning American record producer. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Paul Nelson (musician) Paul Nelson is a Grammy-winning American guitarist, performer, record producer, and songwriter. Who has worked with everyone from Eric Clapton to members of the Allman Brothers Band and the list goes on. He was in the blues rock band of guitarist/singer icon Johnny Winter. He produced and played on several of Winter's albums, including the Grammy-nominated "I'm a Blues Man", "Roots", "Step Back". The latter of these won him a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album, debuted at #1 on the "Billboard" chart for Blues Albums and Independent Albums, and debuted at #16 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart, the highest spot in Winter's career. It also won the Blues Music Award for Best Rock Blues Album. Nelson was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the distinguished KBA award from the Blues Foundation. He received a 59th Grammy nomination for his work as producer and performer on Joe Louis Walker's "Everybody Wants a Piece".
Charlie McCoy Charles Ray "Charlie" McCoy (born March 28, 1941 in Oak Hill, West Virginia) is a Grammy-winning American session musician noted mainly for his harmonica performance, but also for his skill on a wide variety of instruments. In 2009 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Based in Nashville, McCoy has performed with musicians including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings and Loretta Lynn. He has recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records. Thirteen of his singles have entered the "Billboard" country charts. He was a member of Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry. In 2007 McCoy was inducted into the International Musicians Hall of Fame as a part a group of session musicians dubbed " The A-Team".
John Congleton John Congleton is a Grammy-winning American producer/engineer/mixer/writer.
Eric Whitacre Eric Edward Whitacre (born January2, 1970) is a Grammy-winning American composer, conductor, and speaker, known for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. He is also known for his "Virtual Choir" projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together into an online choir. In March2016, he was appointed as Los Angeles Master Chorale's first artist-in-residence at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Cosmopolitan Life Cosmopolitan Life is an album by Russian singer and composer Leonid Agutin, featuring Grammy-winning American guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2005. It has been released with different track listings by SPV and Ole.
Royce Jones Royce Jones (born December 15, 1954) is a Grammy-winning American musician best known for his work as a touring vocalist with the bands Steely Dan (in 1973 and 1974) and Ambrosia (joined 1978). In the studio, Jones contributed vocals to David Pack's "Anywhere You Go", Odyssey's self-titled release, Steely Dan's "Countdown to Ecstasy", Bruzer's "Round 1" and Stephan Cohn's self-titled release.
Marty Manning Martin "Marty" Manning (April 26, 1916 – November 22, 1971) was a Grammy-winning American arranger and conductor of popular music, most noted for his work at Columbia Records in the 1950s and early 1960s when he was "one of the most in-demand arrangers and conductors on the New York studio scene".
Kam Parker Kameron “Kam Parker” Glasper is an Grammy-winning American songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. Kam has worked with artists such as Babyface, Kalin and Myles, Jovanie, Andy Mineo and Tyrese.
Koichi Sekikawa Koichi Sekikawa (関川 浩一 , Sekikawa Kōichi , born April 1, 1969 in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.
Brant Alyea Garrabrant Ryerson Alyea (born December 8, 1940) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball outfielder who played with four different teams from 1965 through 1972 .
Rob Ryan (baseball) Rob Ryan (born June 24, 1973 in Havre, Montana) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Oakland Athletics. He attended Washington State University where he played college baseball for the Cougars from 1993–1996, and was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 26th round (785th overall pick) of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Diamondbacks two days later on June 6. Ryan, who batted and threw left-handed, was listed at 5' 11" in height, and 192 lb in weight.
Ron Shepherd Ronald Wayne Shepherd (born October 27, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. The a former outfielder played part of three seasons in Major League Baseball, from until , for the Toronto Blue Jays; his pro career lasted 15 years (1979–1993), including four years in the Mexican League. The native of Longview, Texas, stood 6 ft tall, weighed 175 lb , and threw and batted right-handed.
Bill Scripture Earl Wayne "Billy" Scripture (born November 20, 1941, at Pensacola, Florida) is an American former outfielder, third baseman, manager and instructor in professional baseball. An All-America baseball standout at Wake Forest University, Scripture threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) in his playing days.
Bob Gallagher (baseball) Robert Collins Gallagher (born July 7, 1948 in Newton, Massachusetts) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox (1972), Houston Astros (1973–74) and New York Mets (1975).Listed at 6' 3", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. His grandfather, Shano Collins, was a Major League outfielder/manager and a player in the 1917 and 1919 World Series.
Jim Barbieri James Patrick Barbieri (born September 15, 1941 in Schenectady, New York) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in 39 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the baseball season. He also played one season, , in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons. He is one of only a few players in baseball history to win the Little League World Series (1954 Schenectady, New York) and appear in a major league World Series (1966, Los Angeles Dodgers).
Geoff Jenkins Geoff Jenkins (born July 21, 1974) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1998 to 2007 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. Jenkins is fourth on the Brewers all-time career home run list trailing only Hall-of-Famer Robin Yount, former MVP Ryan Braun, and former first baseman Prince Fielder. He is currently on the coaching staff of the Peoria Explorers in the Freedom Pro Baseball League.
Chili Davis Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former baseball player and current coach. He is currently the hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox, a position he has held since October 2014. Davis is a former outfielder/designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball with the San Francisco Giants (1981–87), California Angels (1988–90, 1993–96), Minnesota Twins (1991–92), Kansas City Royals (1997) and New York Yankees (1998–99). His first major league coaching position was with the Oakland Athletics from 2012 to 2014. Davis was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He is the first ballplayer born in Jamaica to appear in a major league game.
Honkbal Overgangsklasse The Honkbal Overgangsklasse (Dutch for "Baseball Transition League") is the second highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is a twelve-team league that plays a 22-game schedule followed by two separate 15-game schedules for the best six teams and the weakest six teams, and is overseen by the KNBSB. Games are played principally on weekends. The season runs from April to August and is followed by a promotion and relegation system with the highest level of baseball in the Netherlands, the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, so that the composition of the top level may change from year to year.
Richard Harris (American football) Richard Drew Harris (January 21, 1948 – July 26, 2011) was an American football defensive end who played seven seasons in the National Football League. He was and All-American in 1970 for Grambling and was drafted in the first round (5th overall pick) of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was named All-Rookie in 1971, playing defensive end. Harris spent seven seasons as a defensive end in the NFL, the first three with the Philadelphia Eagles, the next two with the Chicago Bears and the final two with the Seattle Seahawks.
Steve Alvord Steven Lee Alvord (born October 2, 1964 in Bellingham, Washington) is a former professional American football defensive tackle and defensive end in the National Football League and World League of American Football. In his four-year pro career he played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals of the NFL, and the Barcelona Dragons of the WLAF. Alvord played college football at Washington.He has a cool daughter, happy birthday Katie.
Paul Smith (defensive end) Paul Edward Smith (August 13, 1945 – March 14, 2000) was a collegiate and professional American football defensive end. Smith was selected in the 1968 Common Draft by the American Football League's Denver Broncos and played in the National Football League for the Broncos and Washington Redskins.
Mike Sutton (American football) Mike Sutton (born April 25, 1975) is a former professional American football defensive end who played in the National Football League, NFL Europe, XFL and Arena Football League. Sutton played college football at Louisiana State.
Glen Steele James Lendale Steele, Jr. ( ; born October 4, 1974) is a former professional American football defensive lineman who played his entire six-year National Football League career with the Cincinnati Bengals who drafted him in the 1998 NFL Draft. He is also former All-American defensive end for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and was a member of the undefeated national champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team.
Verlon Biggs Verlon Marion Biggs (March 16, 1943 – June 7, 1994) was an American football defensive end in the American Football League and National Football League. He played for the New York Jets (AFL) in Super Bowl III, but felt he didn't receive enough credit for the Jets' playoff win against the Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship Game that launched them into the Super Bowl. He played well but sulked until 1970, demanded more money, and wound up signing with Vince Lombardi's Washington Redskins of the NFL. Always a dominating defensive end, Verlon solidified George Allen's defense (Allen replaced Lombardi upon his death in July 1970) and led the Redskins into Super Bowl VII. His nickname with the Redskins was "dirty Biggs" because of his extremely physical style of play.
Brent Urban Brent Urban (born May 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia. Urban is the 26th Canadian to ever be drafted to the NFL.
Bob Maddox Robert "Bob" Earl Maddox (born May 2, 1949 in Frederick, Maryland) is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He played college football at Frostburg State College, where he played defensive tackle and defensive end. He then was drafted in the 7th round by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1973 NFL Draft. He went on to play for the Kansas City Chiefs for two years afterwards. He was also illegally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 15th round of the 1972 NFL Draft.
Nate Borden Nathaniel Borden (September 22, 1932 – September 30, 1992) was a professional American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Indiana University.
Alec Gibson Alec Raymond Gibson (born December 9, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Gibson played in three games for the Washington Redskins in 1987. The Washington Redskins went 3-0 during the strike. Defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Dallas Cowboys. Gibson caused Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett to fumble the football twice on Monday Night Football in Dallas the last replacement game played in 1987. He played college football at Ventura Junior College where he was an All-American defensive tackle and at the University of Illinois as a defensive end. In 1988, he played Arena football for the New York Knights. Gibson played 11 of 12 games before injuring his right knee (ACL) which put an end to his career.
Al Meltzer Al Meltzer (born 1928), nicknamed "Big Al", is a retired American sportscaster. Meltzer worked for Channel 10 and Channel 3 in Philadelphia, and Comcast SportsNet (as sports director). He also worked for WPHL-17 where he called play-by-play of Big 5 and 76ers basketball. He has also covered the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, and Temple Owls. Previously, he worked in Buffalo, New York at WEBR. He is a member of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame and Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame. During the 1970s, Meltzer, while still living in Philadelphia, commuted to Buffalo to serve as the Buffalo Bills Radio Network play-by-play announcer, serving on a team with Rick Azar and Ed Rutkowski.
Victor/Victoria (1995 film) Victor/Victoria is a 1995 videotaped television production of the Broadway musical of the same name written and directed by Blake Edwards, starring Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Rachel York, Richard B. Shull and Gregory Jbara. The play's opening night performance on October 25, 1995 at the Marquis Theatre in New York City was filmed exclusively for Japanese television broadcast by NHK on December 23, 1995. It was directed for the stage by Edwards and directed for television by Matthew Diamond and Goro Kobayashi.
Steve Albert Steve Albert (born Stephen Aufrichtig in Brooklyn, New York) was an American sportscaster. He has served as a play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, New York Mets, and Phoenix Suns. He last was the television play-by-play announcer for the Phoenix Suns. He retired after the Phoenix Suns 2016-2017 season.
John Murphy (sportscaster) John Murphy is an American sportscaster from Buffalo, New York. He is best known as the voice of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network and host of "The John Murphy Show" on WGR and MSG Western New York. In addition to the Bills, he also served as commentator for the Buffalo Bisons, Canisius College Golden Griffins, Buffalo Bulls and Niagara University Purple Eagles in the 1980s.
Don Criqui Don Criqui (born May 5, 1940, Buffalo, New York) is an American sportscaster, currently the radio voice of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.
Randy Karraker Randall James Karraker (born August 19, 1962) is an American sportscaster in St. Louis, Missouri. He hosts "The Fast Lane", the top-rated sports radio show in St. Louis, on 101 ESPN, with former St. Louis Cardinals player Brad Thompson and Chris Rongey. He was also the host of the St. Louis Rams pregame shows on 101 ESPN up until the team's move to Los Angeles in January 2016. He hosted this show with former NFL coach Jim Hanifan, before Hanifan was replaced by Rick Venturi in 2009, and then with Anthony Stalter up until the team's departure. In 2009 and 2010, he was also the television voice of Southern Illinois Edwardsville Cougars basketball on CCIN. He used to be the host of the popular CCIN television program "Chalk Talk", with Malcolm Briggs, McGraw Millhaven, and Tony Twist.
Eli Gold Eli Gold (born December 15, 1953) is an American sportscaster. Gold is best known as the radio voice for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, along with Tom Roberts, as part of the Crimson Tide Sports Network since 1988. He has also been the host of "NASCAR Live" on the Motor Racing Network since 1982. He formerly called play-by-play for Arena Football League's coverage on TNN and NBC and currently calls college football and NFL games for Sports USA Radio Network.
Spencer Ross Spencer Ross is an American sportscaster. With the exception of the New York Mets, Ross has called play-by-play for every professional New York metropolitan area sports franchise, including the Yankees of MLB, the Nets and Knicks of the NBA, and Jets and Giants of the NFL. He has also called games for the Americans of the ABA and, in the NHL, for the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and the New York Rangers. Outside of New York, he has called games for the Florida State Seminoles and Boston Celtics. Nationally, he has worked for the "NFL on NBC", "Major League Baseball on CBS Radio", the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Westwood One Radio and as the lead play by play announcer for the 1992 USA Olympic Dream Team with Dick Vitale.
Tony Roberts (sportscaster) Tony Roberts (born 1928) is an American retired sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1980 until 2006. He is a member of the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame, Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. In 2005, he won the Chris Schenkel Award. In 2006, he was replaced by Don Criqui as play-by-play announcer for Notre Dame.
The 1987 Annual World's Best SF The 1987 Annual World's Best SF is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha, the fourteenth volume in a series of nineteen. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in June 1987, followed by a hardcover edition issued in July of the same year by the same publisher as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club. For the hardcover edition the original cover art by Tony Roberts was replaced by a new cover painting by Richard Powers.
Late-night talk show A late-night talk show is a genre of talk show popular in the United States, where the format originated. It is generally structured around humorous monologues about the day's news, guest interviews, comedy sketches and music performances. The late-night talk show format was popularized, though not invented, by Johnny Carson with "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" on NBC. Typically the show's host conducts interviews from behind a desk, while the guest is seated on a couch. Many late night talk shows feature a house band which generally performs cover songs for the studio audience during commercial breaks and occasionally will back up a guest artist.
Joey Bishop Joseph Abraham Gottlieb (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007), known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk show host, then later hosted a late night talk show. He later became a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin.
List of Jimmy Fallon games and sketches The following is a list of recurring games, sketches, and other comedy routines from the NBC late night talk show "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", and its predecessor, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". The sketches feature host Jimmy Fallon, house band The Roots, announcer/sidekick Steve Higgins, the show's writers, celebrity guests, and audience members. Most of the skits below appeared only on "Late Night", while some have carried over to the "Tonight Show".
James Stannage James Stannage, born 22 February 1950, is an English late night talk show radio host. He is best known for presenting "The Late Night James Stannage Talk Show" on Manchester's Key 103. He was dismissed from Key 103 in June 2005 after numerous warnings and a history of run-ins with regulator OFCOM.
Collateral Damage (Millennium) "Collateral Damage" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the crime-thriller television series "Millennium". It premiered on the Fox network on January 22, 1999. The episode was written by Michael R. Perry, and directed by Thomas J. Wright. "Collateral Damage" featured guest appearances by O'Quinn, Jacinda Barrett, James Marsters, and radio host Art Bell as himself. Bell's radio show "Coast to Coast AM" was among Perry's inspirations for the script.
Night After Night with Allan Havey Night After Night with Allan Havey was a late night talk show which aired on The Comedy Channel and, later, Comedy Central from 1989 to 1992. The show featured the stream of consciousness of host Allan Havey, and other departures from the standard late-night talk show format. Havey's sidekick was Nick Bakay, who moved on to act as sidekick on Dennis Miller's short-lived late night talk show.
Jebb Fink Jebb Fink is an American-Canadian stand-up comedian and television personality. Best known as a reporter and host for "the Big Breakfast" on A-Channel, Calgary. He won a Gemini as co-creator of the CBC comedy "An American in Canada" and was a weather presenter on "Your City" for City TV Calgary, he also hosted the short-lived late night talk show "Global Late Night" for the Global Television Network in 2004.
The Week Show The Week Show is a television late night talk show sketch comedy program on Bite TV in Canada. It originally ran from December 2008 to mid-2010. The show is hosted by Matt Chin and Ricky Thompson, who started on an internet late night talk show "My Show with Matt Chin" online in 2001.
Andy Richter Paul Andrew Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He is best known for his role as the sidekick of Conan O'Brien on each of the host's programs: "Late Night" and "The Tonight Show" on NBC, and "Conan" on TBS. He is also known for his work as the voice of Mort in the "Madagascar" franchise.
David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted a late night television talk show for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982 debut of "Late Night with David Letterman" on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015 broadcast of "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,028 episodes of "Late Night" and "Late Show", surpassing friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. In 1996 Letterman was ranked 45th on "TV Guide"' s 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.
Scott Mackay Scott Mackay is a Canadian mystery and science fiction author from Toronto, Ontario, where he still lives with his wife and two children. He is the award-winning author of eleven novels and over forty short stories. His short story, "Last Inning", won the 1999 Arthur Ellis Award for best short mystery fiction. Another story, "Reasons Unknown", won the Okanagan Award for Best Literary Short Fiction in early 1999. His first Barry Gilbert mystery, "Cold Comfort", was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for best mystery novel, and his science fiction novel, "The Meek", was a finalist for the prestigious U.S. John Campbell Memorial Award for Best SF Novel of 2001. His novels have been published in six languages.
Avram Davidson Avram Davidson (April 23, 1923 – May 8, 1993) was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hugo Award and three World Fantasy Awards in the science fiction and fantasy genre, a World Fantasy Life Achievement award, and an "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine" short story award and an Edgar Award in the mystery genre. Davidson edited "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" from 1962 to 1964. His last novel "" was completed by Grania Davis and was a Nebula Award finalist in 1998. "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction" says "he is perhaps sf's most explicitly literary author".
Hugo Award for Best Related Work The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine "Amazing Stories", and was once officially known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award. The award has been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". The Hugo Award for Best Related Work is given each year for primarily non-fiction works related to science fiction or fantasy, published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year. Awards are also given out for works of fiction in the novel, novella, novelette, and short story categories.
Sam J. Miller Sam J. Miller is an award-winning science fiction, fantasy and horror short fiction author whose stories have appeared in publications such as Clarkesworld, Asimov's Science Fiction, and Lightspeed, along with over fifteen "year's best" story collections. A finalist for multiple Nebula Awards along with the World Fantasy and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awards, he won the 2013 Shirley Jackson Award for his short story "57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides."
Gardner Dozois Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ) (born July 23, 1947) is an American science fiction author and editor. He is the founding editor of "The Year's Best Science Fiction" anthologies (1984–present) and was editor of "Asimov's Science Fiction" magazine (1984–2004), garnering multiple Hugo and Locus Awards for those works almost every year. He has also won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story twice. He was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011.
Jason Sanford Jason Sanford is an American science fiction author best known for his short story writing. His fiction has been published in "Interzone, Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Year's Best SF 14", "Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show" and other magazines and anthologies. He also founded the literary magazine "storySouth" and runs their annual Million Writers Award for best online short stories.
Nebula Award for Best Short Story The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a short story if it is less than 7,500 words; awards are also given out for longer works in the categories of novel, novella, and novelette. To be eligible for Nebula Award consideration a short story must be published in English in the United States. Works published in English elsewhere in the world are also eligible provided they are released on either a website or in an electronic edition. The Nebula Award for Best Short Story has been awarded annually since 1966. The award has been described as one of "the most important of the American science fiction awards" and "the science-fiction and fantasy equivalent" of the Emmy Awards.
The Dandelion Girl "The Dandelion Girl" is a science fiction short story written by American science fiction author Robert F. Young. The story, roughly 5,600 words, first appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post" on April 1, 1961. The story was later republished in a Robert F. Young short story collection in 1965 called "The Worlds of Robert F Young: Sixteen Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy". The line "Day before yesterday I saw a rabbit, and yesterday a deer, and today, you." from the story appears six times throughout the text and is the only full line that is repeated. The story involves a middle-aged man named Mark Randolph who meets a girl half his age who claims to be from 240 years into the future.
World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year. The awards have been described by book critics such as "The Guardian" as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most prestigious speculative fiction awards, along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards (which cover both fantasy and science fiction). The World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction is given each year for fantasy short stories published in English. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as short fiction if it is 10,000 words or less in length; awards are also given out for longer pieces in the Novel and Long Fiction categories. The Short Fiction category has been awarded annually since 1975, though before 1982—when the category was instated—it was named "Best Short Fiction" and covered works of up to 40,000 words. It was then renamed "Best Short Story" until 2016, when it was renamed to the "Short Fiction" category.
Cassandra (short story) "Cassandra" is a science fiction short story by American science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. It was first published in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction" in October 1978, and won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1979. It was only her second published short story, after "The Dark King" (1977).
The Crimson Rivers The Crimson Rivers (French: "Les Rivières Pourpres" ) is a 2000 French psychological horror film starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. The film, which was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, is based on the best-selling novel "Les Rivières Pourpres". Its screenplay was co-written by the book's author, Jean-Christophe Grangé.
Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer, and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only "the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin".
Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (French: Les Vacances de M. Hulot ; released as Monsieur Hulot's Holiday in the US) is a 1953 French comedy film starring and directed by Jacques Tati. It introduced the pipe-smoking, well-meaning but clumsy character of Monsieur Hulot, who appears in Tati's subsequent films, including "Mon Oncle" (1958), "Playtime" (1967), and "Trafic" (1971). The film gained an international reputation for its creator when released in 1953. The film was very successful as it had a total of 5,071,920 admissions in France.
La Cité de la peur La Cité de la peur (French: "The City of Fear"), also known as Le film de Les Nuls ("The Les Nuls Movie"), is a 1994 French comedy film written by and starring Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia of the comedy group Les Nuls, and directed by Alain Berbérian in 1994.
Les Patterson Saves the World Les Patterson Saves the World is a 1987 Australian comedy film starring Barry Humphries as his stage creations Sir Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage.
Ernest Goes to Jail Ernest Goes to Jail is a 1990 comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. It is the fourth film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell. It was shot in Nashville and Tennessee State Penitentiary. This is the second most successful of the Ernest films, behind "Ernest Saves Christmas". It was in third place during its opening weekend, earning $6,143,372. Total gross was $25,029,569.
Les Truands Les Truands is a French comedy film starring Eddie Constantine directed by Carlo Rim. For English-speaking audiences it was renamed as Lock Up Your Spoons respectively The Gangsters.
Three Fables of Love Three Fables of Love (French: Les Quatre Vérités , Italian: Le quattro verità , Spanish: Las cuatro verdades ) is a 1962 internationally co-produced comedy film starring Anna Karina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (also known as Baby Geniuses 2: Superbabies or simply Baby Geniuses 2) is a 2004 American science fiction family comedy film directed by Bob Clark and written by Gregory Poppen, from a story by Steven Paul. The sequel to the 1999 film "Baby Geniuses", the film stars Jon Voight, Scott Baio, and Vanessa Angel. Following the events of the first film, four babies can communicate with each other using 'baby talk', and have knowledge of many secrets. The baby geniuses become involved in a scheme by media mogul Bill Biscane, later revealed to be known as Kane, who kidnaps children everywhere. Helping the geniuses is a legendary super-baby named Kahuna who stops Biscane's plots and saves children from being kidnapped by Biscane and his minions. He joins up with several other babies in an attempt to stop Biscane, who intends to use a state-of-the-art satellite system to control the world's population by brainwashing them and forcing people to not be active and watch TV the rest of their lives.
Ernest Saves Christmas Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 Christmas comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. This is the first film to feature Gailard Sartain's character, Chuck along with Bill Byrge as his brother, Bobby. They made their first appearance in the television series "Hey Vern, It's Ernest!" which was in production at the same time as this film. It is the third film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell, and chronicles Ernest's attempt to find a replacement for an aging Santa Claus. Unlike the other "Ernest" movies, "Ernest Saves Christmas" is the only one that does not feature a villain.
Arseni Comas Arseni Comas Julià (born 28 June 1961 in Sant Gregori, Girona, Catalonia) is a retired Spanish football player who played as a defender with a number of different clubs, mostly at the second level of Spanish football. He also represented Spain at youth level, being a member of the Spanish team at the 1979 World Youth Championship.
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero The Estadio Martínez Valero is a stadium located in the Spanish city of Elche in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community. It is the home stadium of Elche CF, a team that is currently playing in La Liga Segunda División. Its name pays tribute to the late president of the club, Manuel Martínez Valero. It hosted the largest rout in the finals of a World Cup and hosted the final of the Copa del Rey in 2003. The Spanish football team has played several friendly matches and competitive qualifiers there.
Spain national football team The Spain national football team (Spanish: "Selección de fútbol de España" ) represents Spain in men's International association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Julen Lopetegui after Vicente del Bosque stepped down following Euro 2016. The Spanish side is commonly referred to as "La Roja" ("The Red [One]"), "La Furia Roja" ("The Red Fury"), "La Furia Española" ("The Spanish Fury") or simply "La Furia" ("The Fury"). Spain became a member of FIFA in 1904 even though the Spanish Football Federation was first established in 1909. Spain's national team debuted in 1920. Since then, the Spanish national team has participated in a total of 14 of 20 FIFA World Cups and 10 of 15 UEFA European Championships.
Hércules CF B Hércules Club de Fútbol "B", S.A.D. is a Spanish football team located in Alicante. In 2011–12, they play in the Regional Preferente – Group 4 (fifth category of Spanish football), and are the reserve team of Hércules CF.
Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (] , "Málaga Football Club"), or simply Málaga, is a Spanish football team based in Málaga, Spain. The team currently plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.
Spain national under-21 football team The Spain national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita (The Little Red [One]), competes in the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Ángel Dealbert Ángel Dealbert Ibáñez (born 1 January 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Castellón as a central defender.
1998–99 CF Extremadura season Extremadura finished the season in 17th place. Although this was the club's highest-ever finish in the Spanish football pyramid (the season was only the second Extremadura had played in the top flight), they still finished one point adrift of safety. Extremadura thus qualified for the relegation play-off, where they faced the fifth-placed team of the Segunda División, Rayo Vallecano. The Madrid-based side easily defeated Extremadura 2-0 both home and away for a 4-0 aggregate win which saw Extremadura relegated after a single season in the top flight of Spanish football. Manager Rafael Benítez resigned after only two seasons in charge, deciding to instead study in Italy and England.
Mar Prieto María del Mar Prieto Ibáñez is a Spanish football player. Throughout her career she played for Oroquieta Villaverde, AD Torrejón, Levante UD and Atlético Madrid in Spain's Superliga and Takarazuka Bunny in Japan's L. League.
Mislata CF Mislata Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Mislata, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1945 and plays in Regional Preferente – Group 2, the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system.
Armageddon (Swedish band) Armageddon is a Swedish melodic death metal band, led by Christopher Amott of Arch Enemy.
Stigmata (Arch Enemy album) Stigmata is the second album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. The album was Arch Enemy's first to see worldwide release, in Europe and North America on Century Media Records, and in Japan again on Toy's Factory records. "Stigmata" features session drummer Peter Wildoer, who had also appeared in Christopher Amott's solo project Armageddon on the 1997 album "Crossing the Rubicon", shortly before the recording of the album. The album was reissued on May 25, 2009, featuring a new layout, packaging, and bonus tracks. Stigmata not only contains a title track, but a track named after their previous album as well. The Sri Lankan metal band Stigmata named themselves after this album.
Crossing the Rubicon (Armageddon album) Crossing the Rubicon was an album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Armageddon, released in Europe on the now defunct W.A.R. records, and in Japan on Toy's Factory records in 1997. The album features Christopher Amott of Arch Enemy, as well as former Arch Enemy members Peter Wildoer and Martin Bengtsson. The album was only released in Japan, briefly in Europe, and is extremely hard to find.
Doomsday Machine (album) Doomsday Machine is the sixth studio album by Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy, produced by Rickard Bengtsson and mixed by Andy Sneap. It is the third album to feature the vocals of Angela Gossow. The album had some commercial success reaching number 87 on the "Billboard" 200 selling 12,000 copies. Christopher Amott left the band shortly after recording the album in July 2005 but rejoined 2 years later for the songwriting sessions for "Rise of the Tyrant".
King Kobra III King Kobra III, released in 1988 on New Renaissance Records, was the first and last album by the Edwards, Michael-Phillips, Northrup, Hart and Appice line-up of King Kobra. After the demise of the original line-up, remaining members Carmine Appice and David Michael-Phillips teamed up with Johnny Edwards, Jeff Northrup and Larry Hart, all 3 members of the Sacramento, CA band Northrup at the time.
Christopher Amott Christopher Amott (born 23 November 1977) is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the Swedish metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon.
Michael Amott Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of the grindcore band Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Some major influences in his music have been Tony Iommi, Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Dave Mustaine.
War Eternal War Eternal is the ninth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, which was released on June 9, 2014 by Century Media. It is the first Arch Enemy album in 13 years since Wages of Sin to feature a new line-up; Alissa White-Gluz took over on vocals after former long-time vocalist Angela Gossow stepped down from vocal duties to be the band's business manager. Additionally, ex-Arsis guitarist Nick Cordle replaced Christopher Amott in 2012. Cordle ultimately left the band just before their European tour and was replaced by former Nevermore Guitarist Jeff Loomis
Anthems of Rebellion Anthems of Rebellion is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. This was the first Arch Enemy album to feature clean vocals. The clean vocals were sung by Christopher Amott on "End of the Line" and "Dehumanization".
Martin Bengtsson Martin Bengtsson is a Swedish metal musician. He was a key part of the influential Swedish melodic death metal scene. He was a member of the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy between 1997 and 1998, and played bass guitar on their second album, Stigmata. He was also a member of Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott's side project Armageddon in 1997.
Kim Hee-jung (actress born 1992) Kim Hee-jung (born April 16, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2000 as a child actress, playing the titular character in "Kkokji" (also known as "Tough Guy's Love"). As Kim reached her early twenties, one of her notable roles was Gwanghae's queen consort in the 2014 period drama "The King's Face". On May 2016, Kim signed with YG Entertainment. She is also a member of the South Korean female dance crew Purplow, known by the stage name Bibi.
Jung Yu-mi (actress, born 1983) Jung Yu-mi (born January 18, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Jung made her feature film debut in "Blossom Again" (2005), for which she received acting recognition. She has since starred in the critically acclaimed films "Family Ties" (2006), "Chaw" (2009), "My Dear Desperado" (2010), and the box office hits "The Crucible" (2011) and "Train to Busan" (2016). She also frequently appears in films by auteur Hong Sang-soo, notably "Oki's Movie" (2010) and "Our Sunhi" (2013).
Chae Shi-ra Chae Shi-ra (born June 25, 1968) is a South Korean actress born in Seoul. Since 1990, Chae has firmly established her acting career with "Eyes of Dawn" in the 1990s, she was referred to as a representative actress of the period along with Kim Hee-ae and Ha Hee-ra.
Uhm Jung-hwa Uhm Jung-hwa (; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean actress, singer, and lingerie designer. Uhm began her career as a chorus member of MBC, one of the three major South Korean broadcasting companies, from 1987 until 1990. She made her film debut in a 1991 to 1994 film "Marriage Story", and released her first studio album "Sorrowful Secret" the same year.
Ko Joo-yeon Ko Joo-yeon (born February 22, 1994) is a South Korean actress who has gained attention in the Korean film industry for her roles in "Blue Swallow" (2005) and "The Fox Family" (2006). In 2007 she appeared in the horror film "Epitaph" as Asako, a young girl suffering from overbearing nightmares and aphasia, becoming so immersed in the role that she had to deal with sudden nosebleeds while on set. Kyu Hyun Kim of "Koreanfilm.org" highlighted her performance in the film, saying, "[The cast's] acting thunder is stolen by the ridiculously pretty Ko Joo-yeon, another Korean child actress who we dearly hope continues her film career."
Park Min-ha (actress) Park Min-ha (born July 2, 2007) is a South Korean actress. Park began her career as a child actress in 2011, and has appeared in such productions as the South Korean disaster film "Flu" (2013), the Korean drama television series "King of Ambition" (2013), and the music video for K.Will's song "Love Blossom" (2013). Her father is SBS anchorman Park Chan-min.