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Sunrise, Sunset

The Question: What time will the sun set on March 30? The Answer: Well, that depends on where you are. I did find a great site where you can find such…

Utopia

(Encyclopedia) UtopiaUtopiay&oomacr;tōˈpēə [key] [Gr.,=no place], title of a book by Sir Thomas More, published in Latin in 1516. The work pictures an ideal state where all is ordered for the…

Brian Helgeland

screenwriterBorn: 1961Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island Screenwriter whose films include Conspiracy Theory (1997), The Postman (1997), and Payback (1999). His screenplay for L.A. Confidential (…

Willis Haviland Carrier

Born: 1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Apparatus for treating air—Carrier developed the first safe, low pressure centrifugal refrigeration machine using non-toxic, nonflammable refrigerant. By…

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Distributor:Weston Woods Foot tapping and hand clapping music gleefully accompany a rollicking version of the well-loved poem of a silly old woman who swallows everything from a fly to a horse.…

Walt Frazier

Born: March 29, 1945Basketball G won the NBA championship two times (1970 and 73) with the New York Knicks; 35 points and 19 assists in the 1970 championship game vs. the Lakers; averaged 18.9 PPG…

George Herbert Quote

The Question: What is the origin of the often quoted phrase "living well is the best revenge"? I cannot find it anywhere! Fitzgerald? Elliot? The Windsors? Hemingway? Mae West…

Kidnapped

Distributor: WGBH Boston Video 18th century Scotland is the setting for this well-acted, action-packed…