(Encyclopedia) Chaplin, Charlie (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin), 1889–1977, English film actor, director, producer, writer, and composer, b. London. Chaplin began on the music-hall stage and then…
(Encyclopedia) viol, family of bowed stringed instruments, the most important ensemble instruments from the 15th to the 17th cent. The viol's early history is indefinite, but it is recognizable in…
(Encyclopedia) EskimoEskimoĕsˈkəmō [key], a general term used to refer to a number of groups inhabiting the coastline from the Bering Sea to Greenland and the Chukchi Peninsula in NE Siberia. A…
Lights! Camera! Learning! The best of British literature by Beth Rowen Emma Paltrow's winsome matchmaker Recent film offerings suggest the enduring appeal of Jane Austen's storytelling…
Penguin Sweaters Cozy tops give small birds a chance by Holly Hartman Oil spills are some of the most challenging environmental disasters. These toxic spills pollute…
The world's most famous ship sunk on April 15, 1912
by Beth Rowen The Ship vs. The Film • Titanic, the ship, was one of the largest movable objects ever built, measuring in at…
(Encyclopedia) window, in architecture, the casement or sash, fitted with glass, which closes an opening in the wall of a structure without excluding light and air. It may have a square, round, or…
