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Puig, Manuel

(Encyclopedia) Puig, ManuelPuig, Manuelmänwĕlˈ pwēg [key], 1932–90, Argentine novelist. He is considered one of Latin America's most creative writers, and his writing reflects the myths and realities…

McNally, Terrence

(Encyclopedia) McNally, Terrence, 1939–2020, American playwright, b. St. Petersburg, Fla., grad. Columbia, 1960. Known for his dark humor, social satire, and focus on human isolation and the need to…

Arachne

(Encyclopedia) ArachneArachneərăkˈnē [key], in Greek mythology, a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a trial of skill in weaving. When Arachne won, the goddess forced Arachne to hang herself.…

Along Came a Spider

Director:Lee TamahoriWriter:Marc MossParamount Pictures; R; 115 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott Along Came a Spider is a thriller with dignity but no…

brown recluse spider

(Encyclopedia) brown recluse spider or violin spider, poisonous nocturnal spider, Loxoceles reclusa, most common in the SE and S central United States. Adults are 3&fslsh;8 in. (10 mm) long and…

1993 Tony Awards

PlayAngels in America: Millennium ApproachesMusicalKiss of the Spider Woman—The MusicalRevivalAnna ChristieActor—PlayRon Leibman, Angels in America: Millennium ApproachesActress—PlayMadeline…

trapdoor spider

(Encyclopedia) trapdoor spider, burrow-dwelling spider of the Old and New Worlds. Trapdoor spiders dig burrows, which they line with silk and protect by constructing one or two circular, hinged…

violin spider

(Encyclopedia) violin spider: see brown recluse spider.

spider

(Encyclopedia) spider, organism, mostly terrestrial, of the class Arachnida, order Araneae, with four pairs of legs and a two-part body consisting of a cephalothorax, or prosoma, and an unsegmented…

tarantula

(Encyclopedia) tarantulatarantulatərănˈchələ [key], name applied chiefly to species of the large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae of North and South America, Africa, S and SE Asia, and…