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Brewer's: Drug

It is a mere drug in the market. Something not called for, which no one will buy. French drogue = rubbish, as Ce n'est que de la drogue; hence droguet (drugget), inferior carpet-cloth made…

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse was an English pop-soul singer whose hit song "Rehab" seemed to sum up her life: tremendous musical talent mixed with fearsome personal demons. She died in 2011 at the age of 27. She…

Drugs and Violence on Campus

How safe are our schools? by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Age of First Marijuana UseDrug Use by AmericansNationwide Trends in Drug AbuseBelow is a look at the percentage of students in…

Brewer's: Indian Drug

(The). Tobacco. His breath compounded of strong English beere, And th' Indian drug, would suffer none come neere. Taylor, the Water Poet (1630). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…

Mackenzie Phillips

Name at birth: Laura Mackenzie PhillipsMackenzie Phillps is the actress who starred as a troubled teenager in the sitcom One Day At a Time, then was fired from the show for being a troubled teenager…

Entertainment News from June 1999

3Variety reports that the B-52s plan to create a cartoon series with Stone Stanley Productions. The band members will voice the characters. “Working with the B-52's is sure to make for colorful and…

Darrell Porter 2002 Deaths

Darrell PorterAge: 50 three-time all-star catcher and MVP of the 1982 World Series; first-round draft pick of the Brewers in 1971; played six seasons in Milwaukee; traded to Kansas City and…

Entertainment News from May 2001

3Tina Wesson, a 40-year-old nurse from Tennessee, becomes the second Survivor millionaire to win the grand prize. She edges out fellow southerner Colby Donaldson. Nearly 34 million viewers…

Paula Yates

Paula Yates was a TV-age celebrity in Britain, as famous for her high-profile romances and personal upheavals as for her professional talents. Paula Yates first published a book of photographs, Rock…

Hopper, Dennis Lee

(Encyclopedia) Hopper, Dennis Lee, 1936-2010, American filmmaker and actor, b. Dodge City, Ks. Hopper’s family relocated several times during his…