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Music to the Eyes

Hollywood composers who changed the sound of film by James Faix and Ricco Siasoco Producers were once afraid that "background" music would appear odd to audiences and interfere with the dialogue…

Drugs and Violence on Campus

How safe are our schools? by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Age of First Marijuana UseDrug Use by AmericansNationwide Trends in Drug AbuseBelow is a look at the percentage of students in…

How to Wrestle an Alligator

/* /*]]>*/ "Worst-Case Scenario" handbook: Some practical and not-so-practical advice by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links "Survivor" ManiaSurvival GuideY2K SurvivalistsDisaster…

Red, White, and Blue Highways

The story of the U.S. Interstate by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Interstate System TriviaQuiz: Great American Highways Road Mileage Between U.S. CitiesDwight D.…

The History of the Internet

From a simple 300-mile transmission to a global network in cyberspace by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco   The Internet is over 40 years old. Related Links Internet Quiz Internet…

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…

Apollo 11 - Anniversary

Apollo 11July 20 marks the anniversary of man's first walk on the moon by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco How many movies, songs, anecdotes—even clichés—have sprung from humanity's first landing on the…

In Joyce's Wake

Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…

Columbine in Mind

Tighter security for schools by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco As a precaution against weapons on campus, some schools have installed airport-style metal detectors. "I'll just ignore them. I don't…

Modern Slavery

Human bondage in Africa, Asia, and the Dominican Republic by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco This article was posted on April 18, 2001. Sudanese slaves await redemption in Madhol, Sudan, in…