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50 Best TV Show Quotes

Top of Page Television has gifted us with some of the most iconic and memorable quotes of all time. These quotes have not only become deeply embedded in our everyday conversations, but they have…

The Charges Against Columbus

A controversy of historic proportion The Landing of Columbus by John Vanderlyn (1847)Within the last half century, many historians have come to criticize Columbus's legacy and question whether he…

The Odyssey: Telemachus and His Mother Meet

Ulysses Reveals Himself to Telemachus. The Fight with Irus--Ulysses ... Telemachus and His Mother Meet--Ulysses and Eumaeus Come Down to the Town, and Ulysses is Insulted by Melanthius--He is…

John Waters

John Waters, already well-known in his native Baltimore for his underground movies, hit it big in the 1970s with low-budget, bad-taste classics such as Pink Flamingoes and Polyester. His first "…

Bavaria

(Encyclopedia) Bavaria Bavaria bəvârˈēə [key], Ger. Bayern, state, 27,239 sq mi (70,549 sq km), S…

Jessica Rabbit

Jessica Rabbit was the voluptuous cartoon femme fatale of the 1988 feature film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The popular comedy, a loose-limbed mix of live action and animation, was based loosely on…

Eminem, 2000 News

(Marshall Mathers), controversial rapper, amassed a rap sheet in June, when he was arrested twice within a week on felony weapons charges. The month was not all bad for Eminem; his latest…

The Devil's Dictionary: Insurrection

by Ambrose Bierce INSURANCEINTENTIONINSURRECTION -n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.

Germanicus

Germanicus, the adopted son of the Emperor Tiberius, was named Consul of Rome at age 27. The next year he was sent north to lead Rome's legions against the rugged tribes along the Rhine River.…

Lord Voldemort

Lord Voldemort is the Darth Vader of the Harry Potter series of books, an arch-villain who is out to destroy the young wizard Harry. According to the history within the books, Voldemort is a half-…