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Weather: Thunderstorms
ThunderstormsWeatherThere's No Place Like HomeThunderstormsDoing the TwistThe ChaseStaying Safe in a Storm These powerhouses have their origins in a strong, volatile atmosphere. The atmosphere has…Weather: El Niño: The Grown-Up Child
El Nio: The Grown-Up ChildWeatherEl Nio: The Grown-Up ChildThe Connection Between the Sea and the AtmosphereChild's PlayLa Nia: The Kid's Sister I met Nick Muecci by accident when I got to JFK…1944 Academy Awards
The 1944 Academy Awards were presented March 15, 1944 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureDouble Indemnity (Paramount)Gaslight (MGM)Going My Way (Paramount)…2,000 Years of the Necktie: A Tie Singing Dixie
A Tie Singing Dixie by David Johnson Neckties Through the Ages Introduction210 B.C.China's First Emperor 113 A.D.Did Romans Wear Ties? 17th CenturyCroatian Cravats for the King of France…Connecticut
Connecticut State Information Capital: Hartford Official Name: Connecticut Organized as colony: 1636 Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state) Present constitution adopted: 1965 State…The History of the Fortune Cookie
Born in California, of Chinese American—or maybe Japanese American—origin by Borgna Brunner Related Links Origins of APA Heritage MonthAsian-American HistoryTimeline of Asian-…El Niño's Alter Ego
"Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." —Mark Twain El Niño has revolutionized conversations about the weather. No longer banal small talk, the…Literary Allusions in <em>A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Thirteenth, The End</em>
What's in a Name? by Chris Frantz Related Links Unfortunate Events, Book the Thirteenth QuizLemony Snicket Characters HangmanLemony Snicket BiographySome of the names used by…Top 100 Works in World Literature
Source: Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, 2002. The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54…Eclipse Lit
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eclipses have played an important part in literature from the early Chinese poets to Milton and Twain. Related Links Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2003Quiz: Eclipse…