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pigmentation

(Encyclopedia) pigmentation, name for the coloring matter found in certain plant and animal cells and for the color produced thereby. Pigmentation occurs in nearly all living organisms. Almost all…

The Hunting of the Snark: The Banker's Fate

The Barrister's Dream The Vanishing The Banker's Fate They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with…

Tongue Twisters

Twenty Tongue-Tying Twisters Tongue twisters became popular in the 1800s as a way of practicing diction, and were first called "tongue twisters" at the turn of the century. They're still a fun way…

The Capeman

Book and Lyrics:Paul Simon and Derek WalcottMusic:Paul SimonDirector/Choreographer:Mark MorrisMusical DirectorOscar HernandezSets/Costumes:Bob CrowleyLighting:Natasha KatzSound:Peter J.…

EDtv

Director: Ron Howard Writers: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel Universal Pictures; PG-13 Release: 3/99 Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen…

Brewer's: Lemon Soles

which abound on the south coast of England and about Marseilles. Lemon is a corruption of the French limande, a dab or flat-fish. The “flounder-sole.” There are several varieties. (Latin…

Brewer's: Countess di Civillari

(The). A bog, sewer, cesspool, into which falls the filth of a city. Two wags promised Simon da Villa an introduction to the Countess di Civillari, and tossed him, in his scarlet gown,…