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López Obrador, Andrés Manuel

(Encyclopedia) López Obrador, Andrés ManuelLópez Obrador, Andrés Manueländrāsˈ mänwĕlˈ lōˈpĕs ōbrädôrˈ [key], 1954–, Mexican politician, president of Mexico (2018–). A lawyer, he was active in the…

Machado, Gerardo

(Encyclopedia) Machado, GerardoMachado, Gerardogārärˈᵺō [key]Machado, Gerardo mächäˈᵺō [key], 1871–1939, president of Cuba (1925–33). A businessman turned presidential candidate in 1924, he channeled…

Benn, Anthony Wedgwood

(Encyclopedia) Benn, Anthony Wedgwood (Tony Benn), 1925–2014, British politician, b. London, grad. New College, Oxford. After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (1949–50), he was…

The Science of SpongeBob

Important questions about life in his benthic community by Holly Hartman More on SpongeBob SpongeBob FactsQuiz: SpongeBob SquarePantsOther Cool Stuff Sea LifeSpongesFantastic Animal…

Savonarola, Girolamo

(Encyclopedia) Savonarola, GirolamoSavonarola, Girolamojērōˈlämō sävōnärōˈlä [key], 1452–98, Italian religious reformer, b. Ferrara. He joined (1475) the Dominicans. In 1481 he went to San Marco, the…

Stone Temple Pilots

Shangri-La-Dee-DaAtlantic Despite some seemingly insurmountable problems—like singer Scott Weiland's heroin addiction, which landed him in jail for five months—Stone Temple Pilots have…