Over the years Charlie and I have marveled at how many of our family members have shared life altering events in that tiny community. Henry Clay Hutchinson (1830-1878) As I was trying to establish more information on John Freese, I discovered that he was at the death bed of the mortally...
The first four books are collectively known as the Chronicles of Hawklan, the following seven are set in the same world following the events in the Chronicles, and the twelfth, 'The Return of the Sword', is the culmination of the series. They were published originally by Headline Book ...
The “gig economy” came about with the rise of companies like Uber and TaskRabbit that use technology to connect people who need a service with providers looking for short-term work, or “gigs.” Monitoring the amount of screen time, especially for children, or the time one spends in front...
Nevertheless, Lollobrigida remained best known as a sex symbol: Humphrey Bogart, her co-star in 1953’s “Beat the Devil,” reportedly said she made “Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple.” Lollobrigida would star in dozens of films, including the sex farces "Come September" (1961) and ...
Journalist and author Winston Groom (March 23, 1943-September 17, 2020) was best known for his picaresque 1986 novel, "Forrest Gump," about a slow-witted mathematical savant whose life trajectory put him squarely at the center of some of America's most momentous events, crossing paths with ...
Journalist and author Winston Groom (March 23, 1943-September 17, 2020) was best known for his picaresque 1986 novel, "Forrest Gump," about a slow-witted mathematical savant whose life trajectory put him squarely at the center of some of America's most momentous events, crossing paths with ...
In oral transmission many poems changed or became confused with one another. The oldest were mythological, dating from pagan times (and surviving in remoter areas until the 12th century). Many were ofmedievalorigin and contained datable events and persons. The first scholar to pay serious attention...
in the league by the following year. Detroit beat theCleveland Brownsin the NFL championship game in both 1952 and 1953, and the two teams faced off again in the 1954 championship, in which the Browns defeated the Lions. The Lions played the Browns for the NFL title a fourth time, in ...
Amin fled to Libya, but he later moved to Jidda, Saudi Arabia. There he spends his time reciting the Koran (the holy book of Islam), reading books, playing an accordion, swimming, fishing, and watching television—especially sports programs and news channels. He follows events in his homelan...
However, Dahl explained in the New York Times Book Review that the children who wrote to him always "pick out the most gruesome events as the favorite parts of the books.… They don't relate it to life. They enjoy the fantasy." He also said that his "nastiness" was payback. "Beastly...