(Encyclopedia) Vélez-MálagaVélez-Málagavāˈlāth-mäˈlägä [key], town (1990 pop. 54,234), Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Vélez River. Subtropical in climate, chirimoyas, bananas, olives,…
(Encyclopedia) Rackham, ArthurRackham, Arthurrăkˈəm [key], 1867–1939, English illustrator and watercolorist. He is known for imaginative, delicately colored, and cheerful pen drawings, especially for…
(Encyclopedia) Mihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or DragoljubMihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or Dragoljubdräˈzhä mēhīˈlôvĭch, dräˈgôly&oomacr;bˌ [key], 1893–1946,…
(Encyclopedia) PetrokrepostPetrokrepostpyĕˌtrəkryĕˈpəstyə [key], formerly SchlüsselburgSchlüsselburgshlüˈsəlb&oobreve;rkh [key], town and fortress, NW European Russia, E of St. Petersburg. The…
Interview: Keeth Smart 21-year-old fencer Keeth Smart on Olympic training, modeling for GQ, and what isn't shown on TV by John Gettings 21-year-old Olympic fencer Keeth Smart. (Source: Cindy…
(Encyclopedia) Siegen, city (1994 pop. 111,845), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Sieg River. Iron ore is mined nearby, and the city has iron foundries. Other manufactures include leather…
(Encyclopedia) DorcasDorcasdôrˈkəs [key] or TabithaDorcastăbˈĭthə [key] [Gr. Dorcas and Aramaic Tabitha=gazelle], in the Acts of the Apostles, Christian woman of Joppa whom St. Peter raised from the…
(Encyclopedia) Charles XII, 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), son and successor of Charles XI. The regency under which he succeeded was abolished in 1697 at the request of the Riksdag. At the…
Narnia: A Look Back It's been fifty-five (Earth) years since our first visit by Holly Hartman According to C. S. Lewis, it "all began with a picture of a Faun carrying…
