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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Six down, one to go by Shmuel Ross Related Links Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Quiz IHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Quiz IINews Story: Sixth Harry Book Announced…

DK Earth: Human Impact

HOW DOES FARMING CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE? HOW DOES INDUSTRY AFFECT THE LANDSCAPE? WHAT CHALLENGES FACE THE HUMAN POPULATION? POLLUTIONGLOBAL WARMINGFIND OUT MOREOver six billion people live on planet…

Spanish Loan Words

  English Borrows from Spanish   New World encounters bring new words   by David Johnson     Renegade, mosquito, mustang, booby—English…

World War II Movies

  World War II Movies From "Schindler's List" to the summer blockbuster "Pearl Harbor"   by Beth Rowen   Das Boot (1981)…

Women's Pro Basketball

The Women Are Back In Town by John Gettings New England Blizzard forward Dale Hodges goes hard to the baseline past Philadelphia Rage forward Cass Bauer in the American Basketball League season…

In Joyce's Wake: Irish Fiction Today

In Joyce's Wake Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. James Joyce and W. B. Yeats set quite a precedent. Since…

Timeline: Modern Fashion

—David JohnsonPart I: 1858–19201850sIn her magazine, the Lily, American feminist Amelia Bloomer promotes the comfort of "bloomers," a simple flaring skirt over Turkish-style trousers.…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Theater

WHAT WERE THE FIRST PLAYS? WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAKING A PLAY? WHAT IS MIME? IS DRAMA ALWAYS PERFORMED IN A THEATER? TRAGEDYCOMEDYSTAGEFIND OUT MORETheater is the performance of a drama (play) on a…