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John Cage

John Cage is the 20th century conceptual artist who famously "composed" the piano piece titled 4' 33" (1952), which consists of the pianist(s) sitting at a piano and not playing for exactly four…

South Carolina

South Carolina State Information Capital: Columbia  Official Name: South Carolina Organized as a territory/republic: 1663 Entered Union (rank): May 23, 1663 (8th state) Present constitution…

William J. Levitt Biography

William J. Levitthousing developerBorn: 2/11/1907Birthplace: New York City Levitt formed a construction company in 1929 with his brother, who focused on the architectural details, and his…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: XI ("If the foolish")

by EmilyDickinson X A Syllable XI If the foolish call them 'flowers,' Need the wiser tell? If the savans 'classify' them, It is just as well! Those who read the Revelations Must not criticise…

Himalaya

Director:Éric ValliWriters:Éric Valli and Olivier DazatKino International; NR; 104 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Thinlen Lhondup, Karma Wangiel, Lhakpa Tsamchoe French-directed, foreign-funded…

Education Statistics

The mortarboard cap originates with medieval scholarsEducation is one of the pillars of society, and since the founding of Harvard University in 1636 it has been a core part of the American cultural…

James McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler's deft brushwork and mighty ego made him one of London's best-known painters in the second half of the 1800s. Born in Massachusetts, Whistler spent most of his adult…

Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem is a writer with high-brow literary credibility whose novels have drawn comparisons to the science fiction novels of Philip K. Dick and J.G. Ballard. Lethem attended Vermont's…

Texas

Texas State Information Discover Texas: Including historic events, disasters, entertainment, animals, geographic landmarks, travel ideas, family outings, serial killers, haunted places in Texas,…