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Lantern Waste
Lantern Waste is a fictional place in "The Chronicles of Narnia" series by C. S. Lewis. It is a wood and is notable as the place where Lucy Pevensie and Mr. Tumnus meet, which is the first scene of Narnia described in the books. The lamppost in the wood is an iconic image of Narnia, and the question of it... |
The Chronicles of Narnia (TV serial)
The Chronicles of Narnia is a BBC-produced television serial that was aired from 13 November 1988 to 23 December 1990 and is based on four books of C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" series. The first series aired was "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in 1988, the second ... |
Mr. Tumnus
Tumnus is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' series "The Chronicles of Narnia". He is featured prominently in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and also appears in "The Horse and His Boy" and "The Last Battle". He is close friends with Lucy Pevensie and is the first creature she meets in Narnia, as w... |
Lucy Barfield
Lucy Barfield (2 November 1935 – 3 May 2003) was the godchild of C.S. Lewis. "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" is dedicated to Lucy, who also lent her name to the book's heroine, Lucy Pevensie. |
Hundred-Year Winter
The Hundred-Year Winter is a time period in the fictional Narnia universe created by C.S. Lewis. It takes place from 900–1000 Narnia time. The White Witch Jadis cast a spell to make it Winter all year round, but never reaches Christmas. But throughout the story, Aslan is entering Narnia and his pres... |
Schenectady County Historical Society
The Schenectady County Historical Society, located in Schenectady, New York, was established on July 14, 1905, under the Membership Corporation Laws of the State of New York. The Society is an independent not-for-profit corporation, not a unit of government. Its stated mission as e... |
Central Avenue (Albany, New York)
Central Avenue, in Albany, New York, is an 11-mile (5 km) stretch in Albany County, of the 16-mile Albany-Schenectady Turnpike, which runs from Lark Street in the city of Albany, westward through the towns of Colonie, New York and Niskayuna, New York, to the city of Schenectady, New Yo... |
Schenectady County, New York
Schenectady County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands," a term that originally applied to Albany. |
Don Rittner
Don Rittner is an American historian, archeologist, environmental activist, educator, and author living in the Capital District, Schenectady County, New York. He is the former Schenectady County Historian, responsible for providing guidance and support to municipal historians and serving as a conduit betwee... |
J.B. Scott's
J.B. Scott's was a nightclub located on Central Avenue in Albany, New York. Its capacity was approximately 700. It was open from 1979 to 1982 when it burned down. Its performers included U2, John Mellencamp, Bryan Adams, Thin Lizzy, Pat Benatar and Iggy Pop. In 1985 club owner Douglas Jacobs opened another... |
Schenectady County Airport
Schenectady County Airport (IATA: SCH, ICAO: KSCH, FAA LID: SCH) is a county owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Schenectady, a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integ... |
New York Buzz
The New York Buzz was a professional tennis team competing in World TeamTennis (WTT). The team was originally based in Schenectady, New York from 1995 to 2007, before moving to Albany, New York in 2008, and Guilderland, New York in 2009. The team was founded as the New York OTBzz in 1995, before changing ... |
New York State Route 160
New York State Route 160 (NY 160) is a north–south state highway mostly located within Schenectady County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 159 in the Duanesburg hamlet of Mariaville Lake. Its northern terminus is at a junction wit... |
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady ( ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135. The name "Schenectady" is derived from a Mohawk word "skahnéhtati" meaning "beyond the pines". The city was founded on the south sid... |
School of Alternatives
The School Of Alternatives, also known as The HUB, is an alternative school in Jackson County, North Carolina for grades K–12 which deals with students who are disabled or have social/behavioral issues in the other county schools. It opened in the old Scotts Creek School, built in 1951, in 2002 a... |
Bridge No. 3355-Kathio Township
Bridge Number 3355 in Kathio Township, in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, is a concrete slab bridge that carries U.S. Route 169 (US 169) over Whitefish Creek near Mille Lacs Lake. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance, especially the or... |
Slab Fork, West Virginia
Slab Fork is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States with a population of 202. Slab Fork is located along a stream of the same name and West Virginia Route 54. The ZIP code for Slab Fork is 25920. |
Matumona Lundala
Matumona Lundala known most simply as Goliath (born August 1, 1972 in Esperança) is an Angolan goalkeeper who won the 2005 Angolan Cup with Sagrada Esperança. He is measured at 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) and 92 kg (202 lb or 14 st 4 lb ). He was also a member of the Angolan squad at the African Cup of Nations... |
Johnny Hetki
John Edward Hetki (born May 12, 1922) is a former long relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns and Pittsburgh Pirates in all or parts of eight seasons spanning 1945–54. Listed at 6 ft , 202 lb , Hetki batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Leavenw... |
Kensington Runestone
The Kensington Runestone is a 202 lb slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side. |
Yarmouth Runic Stone
The Yarmouth Runic Stone, also known as the Fletcher Stone, is a slab of quartzite that first came to the attention of the public in the early 19th Century. The stone appears to have an inscription carved into it, which some investigators, notably Henry Phillips, Jr., have interpreted as Norse rune... |
Witthoefft House
Witthoefft House is a historic home located at Armonk, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1957, and is a one-story, Modernist style dwelling on a concrete slab foundation and stone covered concrete retaining walls. It features exposed structural steel, white glazed-brick walls, and full elev... |
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
A ship carrying plutonium collides with a floating atoll off the eastern coast of the Philippines, one of many incidents occurring throughout the area. As the anomalous formation approaches Japan, a team of scientists led by Naoya Kusanagi (Akira Onodera) discover orihalcum amulets and ... |
Kensington, Minnesota
Kensington is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 292 at the 2010 census. The city is notable in Minnesota history for being the place where the famous, if questionable, Kensington Runestone was first displayed. The stone tablet may indicate that Scandinavians ha... |
Enid Lake
Enid Lake is a lake that is located mostly in Yalobusha County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Parts of it extend into Panola and Lafayette counties. Common fish species include crappie, largemouth bass, catfish and bream. Enid Lake holds world records for white crappie 5.3 lb and shortnose gar 5.83 lb . |
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. In 1990, she rose to fame with the release of "Vision of Love" from her eponymous debut album. The album produced four chart-topping singles in the US and began what would become a string of commerci... |
List of pre-World Series baseball champions
The World Series, the modern championship series of Major League Baseball, began in 1903, and was established as an annual event in 1905. Before the formation of the American Association (AA), there were no playoff rounds—all championships went to the team with the best recor... |
National Sorry Day
National Sorry Day is an annual event that has been held in Australia on 26 May, since 1998, to remember and commemorate the mistreatment of the country's indigenous population. During the 20th century, Australian governments' policies resulted in a "Stolen Generation" – described by John Torpey as "... |
True Love (Fumiya Fujii song)
"True Love" (styled "TRUE LOVE") is a single by Japanese recording artist Fumiya Fujii. It was released on November 10, 1993. It was number-one on the "Oricon" Weekly Singles Chart. It was the 29th best-selling single in Japan in 1993, with 806,000 copies sold, the 11th best-selling single... |
Mitch Miller
Mitchell William "Mitch" Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American oboist, conductor, recording producer and recording industry executive. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor, and artist and repertoire (A&R) man. Miller was one of the most influent... |
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. ( ; May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist of the 20th century, having sold over one billion records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads around the world. |
Del Mar Fairgrounds
The Del Mar Fairgrounds is a 370 acre property that is the site of the annual San Diego County Fair (called the Del Mar Fair from 1984 to 2001). Its Del Mar racetrack was built by the Thoroughbred Club in 1937 by founding members Bing Crosby and Pat O'Brien with Paramount Studios as corporate sponso... |
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – missing in action December 15, 1944) was an American big band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known big bands. Miller's recordings include "In the Mood", "M... |
Typewriter in the Sky
Typewriter in the Sky is a science fiction novel written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The protagonist Mike de Wolf finds himself inside the story of his friend Horace Hackett's book. He must survive conflict on the high seas in the Caribbean during the 17th century, before eventually ret... |
Ximena Caminos
Ximena Caminos is Chair of Faena Art, Executive Creative Director and partner in Faena Group, and Chief Curator and Executive Director of the Faena Arts Center in Buenos Aires since 2004. Caminos leads the Faena Prize for the Arts (see: Faena Arts Center), one of the largest art prizes in Latin America. ... |
Faena Arts Center
Faena Art Center is the cultural center of the Faena District Buenos Aires, a residential and cultural community in the Puerto Madero waterfront in Buenos Aires developed by the Faena Group and opened in September 2011. Alan Faena founded the center. Ximena Caminos is the Executive Director. |
Montalvo Arts Center
The Montalvo Arts Center is a non-profit center for the arts in Saratoga, California, United States. Open to the public, Montalvo comprises a cultural and arts center, a park, hiking trails and the historic Villa Montalvo, an Italian Mediterranean Revival mansion nestled in the foothills of the San... |
The Fine Arts Center
The Fine Arts Center of Greenville, SC (The "FAC") was established in August 1974 as the first specialized arts school in the state of South Carolina. Classes are available at the Center for students to study theatre, music, visual arts, dance, creative writing, and film and video production. The F... |
Alan Faena
Alan Faena (Buenos Aires, November 20, 1963) is an Argentine hotelier and real estate developer. He has developed properties in Miami Beach, Florida and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Faena is the founder and President of the Faena Group. He is a member of the Tate International Committee and the New Museum Leader... |
Austin School of Film
The Austin School of Film, also known as the The Austin School of Film @ Motion Media Arts Center, is an art, film and technology institute through non-profit, Motion Media Arts Center and is located on Tillery Street in Austin, Texas. The Austin School of Film began its start in 2002 under the no... |
Disco Ruined My Life
Disco Ruined My Life, also known as DRML, is a fashion label created by Maurice Uzzan, award winning designer from Graniph Designs based in Rome, Italy. DRML is a fashion label that showcases "high fashion" icons such as Comme des Garçons, Hermès, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen... |
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, located near Elmer, New Jersey, United States, is a multifaceted nonprofit regional arts center founded by musicians and art educators Albert and Clare Rostan Appel. It is primarily known for its summer camp which began in 1960. |
Wertheim Performing Arts Center
The Wertheim Performing Arts Center (also known by the abbreviation WPAC, full name The Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center) is a performing arts center that opened in 1996. Situated in the downtown Miami campus of Florida International University (FIU), it is named after ... |
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
The Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute (MWPAI) is a regional fine arts center founded in 1919 and located in Utica, New York. The institute has three program divisions: |
2014 Grand Prix of Houston
The 2014 Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston was the second doubleheader of the 2014 season, hosting Rounds 9 and 10 of the 2014 IndyCar Series season. Carlos Huertas won Race 1, and Simon Pagenaud won the second race. |
2016 IndyCar Series
The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 21st season of the IndyCar Series and the 105th season of American open wheel racing. It included the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon entered as the reigning Drivers' Champion, while Chevrolet entered the season as the reigning Manufacturer'... |
2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
The 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the 4th round of the 2016 IndyCar Series. The race was contested over 90 laps at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. It was the 7th time that the IndyCar Series had raced on the circuit. In qualifying, Simon Pagenaud took po... |
2003 Formula Renault 2000 Masters
The 2003 Formula Renault 2000 Masters season was the thirteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Brno on 24 May and finished at the Donington Park on 26 October, after eight races. Cram Competition's Esteban Guerrieri who is also Argentine Formula Renault champio... |
2006 Atlantic Championship
The 2006 Champ Car Atlantic season was the 33rd season of the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. It began April 9 at Long Beach and concluded September 24 at Road America. The Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Drivers' Champion was Simon Pagenaud driving for... |
2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships
The 2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón was the tenth and final round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California on October 11, 2009. The race was won by the Acura of de Ferran Motorsports, dr... |
Simona de Silvestro
Simona de Silvestro (born 1 September 1988) is a Swiss race car driver. Having driven for Amlin Andretti in the 2015/16 season of the FIA Formula E Championship, she went on to secure a contract to drive in the Australian Supercars Championship from 2017. Her nicknames are the "Iron Maiden" and "Swi... |
2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
The 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the seventh running of the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma and the fourteenth round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The race contested over 75 laps at the 2.303 mi Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Po... |
Simon Pagenaud
Simon Pagenaud (born 18 May 1984) is a French professional racing driver. He currently races in the IndyCar Series with Team Penske. After a succesful career in sports car racing that saw him taking the top class championship title in the 2010 American Le Mans Series, he moved to Formula Racing in the In... |
2017 Honda Indy Toronto
The 2017 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series event held on July 16, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. The race served as the 12th round of the 2017 IndyCar Series season. Frenchman Simon Pagenaud qualified on pole position, while American Josef Newgarden took victory in the race. |
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at Dulwich ... |
The Greeks Have a Word For It
The Greeks Have a Word For It is the second novel by Booker Prize-winning author Barry Unsworth published by Hutchinson in 1967. It has since been republished by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1993 and W. W. Norton & Company in 2002. It has been praised for its 'utterly convincing characterizati... |
Barry Unsworth
Unsworth was born on 10 August 1930 in Wingate, a mining village in County Durham, England, to a family of miners. His father first entered the mines at age 12 and ordinarily Unsworth would have followed him as a miner. However, when his father was 19, he travelled to the United States for a few years an... |
Pascali's Island (novel)
Pascali's Island is a novel by Barry Unsworth, first published in 1980. The first United States publication of the book by Simon & Schuster was titled The Idol Hunter. |
Sacred Hunger
Sacred Hunger is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 1992. It shared the Booker Prize that year with Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient". |
Losing Nelson
Losing Nelson is a 1999 novel by Barry Unsworth. Its protagonist is Charles Cleasby, who is obsessed with Lord Nelson, attempts to re-enact events of "Horatio"'s life to the point of feeling that he is the admiral, and who is writing a hagiographic biography. His typist, the down-to-earth Miss Lily, serve... |
The Ruby in her Navel
The Ruby in Her navel is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 2006. It was long listed for the Booker Prize that year. |
Pascali's Island (film)
Pascali's Island is a 1988 British drama film, based on the novel by Barry Unsworth. It was written and directed by James Dearden. It stars Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance and Helen Mirren. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. |
The Songs of the Kings
The Songs of Kings was a novel published in 2002 by Barry Unsworth that retells the story of "Iphigenia at Aulis" told by the Greek tragic poet Euripides. |
Morality Play (novel)
Morality Play is a semi-historical detective novel by Barry Unsworth. The book, published in 1995 by Hamish Hamilton was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. |
Gammaridae
Gammaridae is a family of amphipods. In North America they are included among the folk taxonomic category of "scuds", and otherwise gammarids is usually used as a common name. |
Aptera
Aptera is an obsolete taxonomic category, which included the Apterygota along with various other wingless arthropods. |
Sigmurethra
Sigmurethra is a taxonomic category of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This is an informal group which includes the majority of land snails and slugs. |
Anthriscus
Anthriscus or chervil is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species, some of which are considered as noxious weeds . The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, "Anthriscus cerefolium" is cultivated ... |
Heterostropha
Heterostropha was a previously used taxonomic category, an order of sea snails, within the superorder Heterobranchia. In the most current gastropod taxonomy, that of Bouchet & Rocroi, this taxon is no longer in use. |
Helleborine
Helleborine is the common name for a number of species of orchid. It does not correspond to any currently used taxonomic category. Some of the plants called helleborines are classified in the genus "Epipactis", some in genus "Cephalanthera". A genus "Helleborine" was formerly recognised but has now been abs... |
Hyacinthoides
Hyacinthoides is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, known as bluebells. |
Cladorhiza inversa
Cladorhiza inversa is a species of sponge in the taxonomic category of Demospongiae. The body of the sponge consists of a spicule and fibers and is water absorbent. |
Eogastropoda
Eogastropoda was a previously used taxonomic category of snails or gastropods, a subclass which was erected by Ponder and Lindberg in 1997. It was one of two great divisions (subclasses) of the class Gastropoda, the snails. The other subclass of gastropods was the Orthogastropoda. |
Cladorhiza segonzaci
Cladorhiza segonzaci is a species of sponge in the taxonomic category of Demospongiae. The body of the sponge consists of a spicule and fibers and is water absorbent. |
Gardnerville, Nevada
Gardnerville is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the county seat of Minden. The population was 5,656 at the 2010 census. |
Minden, New York
Minden is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 4,297 at the 2010 census. The town is located at the western edge of the county and south of the Mohawk River, which forms its northern border. It has possessed a post office from 1802 to 1903. |
Carson City, Nevada
Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, is an independent city and the capital of the US state of Nevada, named after the mountain man Kit Carson. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,274. The majority of the population of the town lives in Eagle Valley, on the ... |
Douglas County, Nevada
Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,997. Its county seat is Minden. |
Pioche, Nevada
Pioche is an unincorporated town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, about 180 mi northeast of Las Vegas. U.S. Route 93 is the main route to Pioche and bypasses the town center just to the east, with Nevada State Route 321 and Nevada State Route 322 providing direct access. Its elevation is 6060 ft... |
Minden, Nevada
Minden is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the town of Gardnerville. It was founded in 1906 by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after the town of Minden, in... |
Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
Gardnerville Ranchos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 11,312. The area is the namesake for the Gardnerville Ranchos Micropolitan Statistical area which includes other areas of Douglas County. |
Nevada, Texas
Nevada ( , unlike the state of Nevada) is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 822 at the 2010 census. First settled in 1835 by John McMinn Stambaugh and named "McMinn Chapel", the area was settled by Granville Stinebaugh, who named it after the Nevada Territory. Nevada enjoye... |
Denio, Nevada
Denio is a census-designated place (CDP) that lies on the Nevada-Oregon state line in Humboldt County, Nevada, in the United States. There was formerly a Denio post office north of the state line in Harney County, Oregon. The population of the CDP, which is entirely in Nevada, was 47 at the 2010 census; a... |
Sibley, Louisiana
Sibley is a town in south Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area. |
Premio Lo Nuestro 2003
Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 was the 15th anniversary of the awards. the show was hosted by Mexican presenters Marco Antonio Regil and Adal Ramones. Juanes, Thalía, Marc Anthony, Pilar Montenegro, Sin Bandera, Banda el Recodo and other Latin music greats gave electrifying performances. In the show, the... |
Capital Cities/ABC Inc.
Capital Cities/ABC Inc., founded as Capital Cities Communications (and sometimes referred to as "CapCities"), was an American media company. It purchased the much larger American Broadcasting Company in 1985, becoming Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. It was purchased by The Walt Disney Company and re-br... |
Capital Cities (band)
Capital Cities is an American indie pop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2010 by Ryan Merchant (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Sebu Simonian (vocals, keyboard). Their debut EP was released on June 7, 2011, with lead single "Safe and Sound" which became their first top ten hit single. The... |
Wandu
Wandu, called Hwando in Korean, was the second capital of the Goguryeo kingdom. The remains of the mountain fortress are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom. It is located 2.5 kilometers west of Ji'an, Jilin province in Northeast China, near the North Kor... |
Thomas Murphy (broadcasting)
Thomas S. Murphy (born May 31, 1925) is an American broadcast executive, and was chair and chief executive officer of Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. until 1996. Together with fellow Capital Cities executive Daniel Burke, Murphy engineered the 1986 acquisition of the American Broadcasting Compan... |
Institutional Investor (magazine)
Institutional Investor magazine is a monthly periodical published by Euromoney Institutional Investor. A separate international edition of the magazine was established in 1976 for readers in Europe and Asia. Capital Cities Communications purchased the magazine in 1984. The Walt Disney ... |
Safe and Sound (Capital Cities song)
"Safe and Sound" is a song by American indie pop duo Capital Cities, written and produced by band members Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian. The song was released as a single on January 6, 2011 and first appeared on their debut EP "Capital Cities" (2011), later serving as the lead sin... |
Tweaker (band)
Tweaker is an American alternative rock collaboration founded by Chris Vrenna in the late 1990s. Tweaker's musical style incorporates synthpop, progressive rock, modern jazz and electronica genres, and is characterized by a generally melancholy and sombre sound with distinctive artwork to match. |
History of Northwest Territories capital cities
The history of Northwest Territories capital cities begins with the purchase of the Territories by Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869, and includes a varied and often difficult evolution. Northwest Territories is unique amongst the other provinces and territorie... |
Siege of Buda (1849)
The Siege of Buda (Hungarian: "Buda ostroma" ) was the siege of the Buda castle, part of the twin capital cities of the Kingdom of Hungary by the Hungarian revolutionary army led by General Artúr Görgei, during the Hungarian War of Independence. It was part of the Spring Campaign, fought between 4 ... |
Tara Subkoff
Tara Lyn Subkoff (born December 10, 1972) is an American actress, conceptual artist, director, and fashion designer. Touted as an "it girl" of the late 1990s, Subkoff made her film debut in the thriller "When the Bough Breaks" (1994) opposite Martin Sheen, and has had supporting roles in "As Good as It Get... |
Nico B.
Nico Bruinsma, known professionally as Nico B., is a Dutch filmmaker known for his 1998 underground horror production "Pig", the last work starring singer/songwriter Rozz Williams before his death a few months later. "Pig" premiered at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles and went on to play at internationa... |
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. After beginning her acting career on stage, she starred in the 1990s television series "American Gothic" (1995–96) and "Jack & Jill" (1999–2001). Paulson later appeared in comedy films such as "What Women Want" (2000) and "Down with ... |
Dave Stevens
Dave Lee Stevens (July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American illustrator and comics artist. He is most famous for creating "The Rocketeer" comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page. He was the first to win Comic-Con Internation... |
Bettie Page Reveals All
Bettie Page Reveals All is a 2012 documentary film about the life history and cultural influence of Bettie Page. Directed by Mark Mori, much of its narration is from audiotape interviews with Page herself. Individuals offering commentary on Page and her significance include Dita Von Teese, Hugh ... |
Mary Harron
Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for her socially-conscious independent films like "I Shot Andy Warhol", "American Psycho" and "The Notorious Bettie Page". |
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