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Sendak, Maurice Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Sendak, Maurice Bernard, 1928–2012, American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Largely self-taught, he was widely acclaimed as the 20th-century's most…

Hip-Hop's Radical Roots, Part 2

Artists like Brooklyn's Mos Def and Talib Kwali are keeping hip-hop's community consciousness vital.Pioneering DJs such as Bambaataa, Flash, DXT, Herc, and others commenced a nonstop quest for…

2007 MacArthur Foundation Awards

Related Links Intel Science Talent Search WinnersNobel Prize Winners2006 MacArthur Foundation AwardsThe MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide…

The N.L.–American Assn. Series, 1882–1890

When the National League met the American League for the first time in the 1903 World Series, it was not the N.L.'s first venture into post-season play. From 1882–90, the N.L. pennant winner…

2001 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Viviana Risca, 17, Paul D.Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington, N.Y., for her computer science project, “DNA-based Steganography,” which studied…

American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

February 29-March 2, 2008, Stamford, Brooklyn The oldest and largest crossword puzzle tournament in the United States is directed by Will Shortz, the…

America's Most Endangered Places 2007

Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront among American sites most at risk by Mark Zurlo Greer Spring, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered…