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DK Arts & Entertainment: Cinema

WHERE ARE MOVIES MADE? WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR DO? HOW OLD IS CINEMA? BOLLYWOOD STUNTS ADAPTATIONS GENRES HOLLYWOODSPECIAL EFFECTSFIND OUT MORECinema is a hugely popular modern art form that uses…

DK Science: Senses

ON THE ALERTTOUCH-SENSITIVE FEELERSVISIONHEARINGSMELLFIND OUT MORETo find food, mate, avoid danger, and communicate, animals rely on information gathered by their senses. Information is…

Clinton, De Witt

(Encyclopedia) Clinton, De WittClinton, De Wittdə wĭtˈ [key], 1769–1828, American statesman, b. New Windsor, N.Y.; son of James Clinton. He was admitted (1790) to the New York bar but soon became…

Superheroes: The Next Generation

Ready or not here comes a new Superman, Spiderman, and Wonder Woman to a movie theater or television near you. By Jennie Wood Related…

World War II Movies

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

NCAA Basketball Tournament 1998

From the Spotlight Archive: This feature appeared in March 1998 NCAA Final Four Results Quiz Answers Correct answers are in bold text. 1. Who is the last player to win the Wooden award and the…

2005 World History

Mahmoud Abbas(1935– ) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(1956– ) Angela Merkel(…

Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia) Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl, 1792–1878, British statesman; younger son of the 6th duke of Bedford, known most of his life as Lord John Russell. He became a Whig member of…

terrier

(Encyclopedia) terrier, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this…