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Leslie Cheung 2003 Deaths

Leslie CheungAge: 46 Chinese singer and actor who earned international notice for his role in 1993's Farewell, My Concubine. He was one of only a few Asian actors to play openly gay…

Irma Vep

Fox Lorber Home Video; rental pricingFeature; RDirector: Olivier Assayas Cast: Maggie Cheung and Jean-Pierre Léaud New Wave icon Léaud plays an over-the-hill auteur who enlists Hong Kong…

Poets Laureate of the United States

The National Poets The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and serves from October to May. The position has existed under two…

2000 PWBA Tournament Results

2000 Spring/Summer Tour Final Event Winner Earnings Score Runner-up Apr. 20 New Mexico Open Kim Adler $11,000 216-211 Pauliina Aalto Apr. 28 Bowl for Blindness…

Daniel C. Tsui Biography

Daniel C. TsuiphysicistBorn: 1939Birthplace: Henan Province, China Daniel Tsui was born in a remote Chinese village to illiterate parents who were determined that their children would be…

Jet Li

Name at birth: Jet Li Lian JieJet Li was a martial arts champion as a child and now he's a martial arts movie star in the U.S. and China. His first Hong Kong action movie, 1979's Shaolin Temple,…

1968 National Book Awards

Arts and LettersSelected Essays, William TroyFictionThe Eighth Day, Thornton WilderHistory and BiographyMemoirs: 1925–1950, George F. KennanPoetryThe Light Around the Body, Robert BlyScience…

June 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldFrench Vote for Leftists (June 1): In setback to President Chirac, Socialists and Communists gain allies. Vote is a mandate to reject economic austerity and press…

December 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldTurkey Sentences 33 in Mob Attack (Dec. 2): Court decrees death penalty for group accused of killing 37 secular intellectuals in 1993.New Talks Held on Hong Kong…