Doctor Who, British science fiction TV series produced by the BBC. The show’s original run lasted 26 years, from 1963 to 1989. Remembered for its primitive special effects and compelling story lines, Doctor Who became a landmark of British pop culture.
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There’s the food bank in [a city of Southern Nevada] where I used to go to and sit outside to get grocery supplies. We’d write down our name on a pad and go in the order we arrived. But you know, what I do is I go there at like three in the morning. And I just kind ...
This second group is clearly very important — it’s thanks to them encyclopedias have a consistent look and tone — but it’s a severe exaggeration to say that they wrote the encyclopedia. One imagines the people running Britannica worry more about their contributors than their formatters....
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that they are “herbivorous algae eaters.” while Fishes of Australia describes their exciting superpower: “As a defence against predators, the Unicorn Crestfish can expel black fluid from around the anus.” Much better than farting rainbows. ...
"His well-documented and vividly illustrated studies were instrumental in making farmers aware for the first time of the importance of insect pest control in crop production," writes Britannica of the English-American scientist. His reputation, however, bloomed in the vineyards of France...
Produced by Jeffrey Kraus-yao. The Man Who Would be King By Rudyard Kipling Published by Brentanos at 31 Union Square New York THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy. The Law, as quoted, lay
is enough to disqualify it since we have the earlier account, but its popularity makes it an important source. To a large extent Foxe was simply a mouthpiece for the anti-Catholic sentiment in England at the time, and many sources dismiss its accuracy (Wikipedia,1911 Britannica,Catholic Encyclo...
Rachel Carson(1907-1964) If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans. ...
If you already read it and it’s been over a decade since doing so, then it might be time for a re-read.Wewas written in 1924 by the Russian Evgeny Zemyatin. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, he invented the modern dystopian literary genre. Zemyatin preceded Huxley and Orwell, and ...