(Encyclopedia) Belleau WoodBelleau Woodbĕlˈō, bĕlōˈ [key], forested area in Aisne dept., N France, E of Château-Thierry. The scene of a victory over the Germans after hard fighting (June 6–25, 1918…
(Encyclopedia) BrockenBrockenbrôkˈən [key], granite peak, 3,747 ft (1,142 m) high, central Germany; highest peak of the Harz Mts. Popular legend makes it the meeting place of the Walpurgis Night or…
(Encyclopedia) BethuliaBethuliabēthy&oomacr;ˈlēə [key], city, ancient Palestine, apparently located somewhere NE of Samaria, c.10 mi (16.1 km) from that city. It was the scene of the principal…
magazine editor After graduating from Princeton University with a BA in English, Postrel was a reporter for Inc., a business publication, the Wall Street Journal, and an associate editor of Reason…
Andrew Newell Wyeth's 1948 painting Christina's World is one of the most recognized American paintings of the 20th century. Wyeth, the youngest son of noted illustrator N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), grew…
Comedian Samantha Bee spent 12 seasons as a "correspondent" for The Daily Show before landing her own cable TV show, Full Frontal, in 2016. She got her start in Toronto, Canada, and spent 10 years…
When Ted McGinley joined the ABC show Dancing with the Stars in 2008 he was billed as the "sitcom scene-stealer," a reference to his long career in sitcoms, from Happy Days to Married With Children…
(Encyclopedia) RamallahRamallahrämäˈlä [key], city (2007 pop. 27,4000), in the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. The administrative center for the Palestinian Authority, it lies in a fertile farming region…
