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Bigfoot

Sightings of Bigfoot, also called Sasquatch, were first reported in parts of the United States and Canada in the early 1800s. Since then there have been hundreds of reports of a large, hairy hominid…

Sara Teasedale: In Memoriam F. O. S.

In Memoriam F. O. S.You go a long and lovely journey, For all the stars, like burning dew, Are luminous and luring footprints Of souls adventurous as you.Oh, if you lived on earth…

Aesop's Fables: The Hunter and the Woodman

by Aesop The Runaway SlaveThe Serpent and the EagleThe Hunter and the Woodman A Hunter was searching in the forest for the tracks of a lion, and, catching sight presently of a Woodman…

magic, in religion and superstition

(Encyclopedia) magic, in religion and superstition, the practice of manipulating and controlling the course of nature by preternatural means. Magic is based upon the belief that the universe is…

The Song of Hiawatha: The Peace-Pipe

The Four Winds The Peace-Pipe On the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, On the red crags of…

August 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldIsrael Steps Up Pressure on Palestinians (Aug. 1): Arrests dozens in wake of suicide bombing in crowded market. Delays drastic action against Palestinian leaders.…

Ruth Bell Graham Biography

wife of Billy GrahamDied: June 14, 2007 (Montreat, North Carolina) Best Known as: wife and confidant of Reverend Billy Graham Wife and confidant of Reverend…

Aesop's Fables: The Old Lion

by Aesop The She-Goats and Their BeardsThe Boy BathingThe Old Lion A Lion, enfeebled by age and no longer able to procure food for himself by force, determined to do so by cunning.…

The Haunting

Director:Jan De BontDreamWorks; 117 minutes; PG-13Release:7/99Cast:Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Liam Neesonadapted from a Shirley Jackson novel Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lili Taylor can'…