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Jonathan Coe
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Vanessa
Vanessa ♀ Name invented by Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) for his friend Esther Vanhomrigh. It seems to have been derived from the first syllable of her (Dutch) surname, with the addition of the suffix -essa (perhaps influenced by the first syllable of her given name). The name became... Read more |
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Jonathan
Jonathan [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given]. 1 In the Bible, Saul's son and David's friend, both killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. David showed kindness to his son Mephibosheth. 2 David's nephew. He is perhaps the same man who is called David's uncle and counsellor in the... Read more |
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Jonathan the Elder Richardson
Richardson, Jonathan the Elder (b London, ?1665; d London, 28 May 1745). English portrait painter, writer, and collector. John Riley's most important pupil, he was one of the leading portraitists in the generation after Kneller's death. This period, however, has been described by Ellis Waterhouse... Read more |
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Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood 1964– Actor, director, producer At a Glance… A Few Lucky Breaks Fought Typecasting for Good Roles Expanded His Horizons Sources Blair Underwood is best known for his portrayal of the upscale lawyer Jonathan Rollins on the highly successful television show L. A. Law.... Read more |
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Jonathan Wolfe Miller
Jonathan Wolfe Miller 1934-, English director, actor, writer, and physician. Forsaking medicine, Miller made his first London (1961) and New York (1962) stage appearances as coauthor and actor in the zany satirical revue Beyond the Fringe. Miller directed The Old Glory in New York and Danton's... Read more |
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Isabella Rossellini
ROSSELLINI, Isabella 1952– PERSONAL Full name, Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini; born June 18, 1952, in Rome, Italy; daughter of Roberto Rossellini (a director) and Ingrid Bergman (an actress); half sister of Pia Lindstrom (a journalist); married Martin Scorsese (a... Read more |
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Anthony Collins
Anthony Collins 1676-1729, English theologian; a friend of John Locke. He set forth the position of the deists and defended the cause of rational theology. His Discourse of Free Thinking (1713) was answered by many clergymen and was satirized by Jonathan Swift. His Philosophical Inquiry... Read more |
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Jonathan Mayhew
Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1766) Sources C ONGREGATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY Early Training.Jonathan Mayhew was born on the small island of Martha’s Vineyard, off the Massachusetts coast, on 8 October 1720. His father, Experience Mayhew, was the missionary to the... Read more |
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Joseph Highmore
Highmore, Joseph (b London, 13 June 1692; d Canterbury, 3 Mar. 1780). English painter (mainly of portraits) and writer. He studied at Kneller's Academy and had a considerable practice as a portraitist by the 1720s. His early work is in the manner of Jonathan Richardson, but from the 1730s his... Read more |
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cat
...associated with witchcraft, and in Christian art a cat may be shown in a picture as emblematic...idea of the destructive potential of a cat inside a pigeon-loft is explained as standing for a man getting among women.when the cat's away the mice... |
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Getting inside Outsider Art
...painter Jean Dubuffet first originated the concept of 'art brut' in the 1940s, the art of the untrained visionary was of minority interest. From its almost veiled beginnings, 'outsider art' has gradually become the fastest growing area of... |
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The inside dope on getting dumped.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Byline: Raakhee P. Mirchandani In the new blockbuster movie "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," Kate Hudson plays a woman who aims to find and then get dumped by a new beau in 10 days in order to write a magazine column about it. With Valentine's Day coming up tomorrow, we decided to ask men and women |
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INSIDE PITCHES GETTING A GRIP ON THE FINE ART OF THROWING.(Sports)
...He wants to make the batter think the pitch is something it's not, and his weapon is the manipulation of the location - inside to outside, high to low - and the speed. Generally, the fastball challenges the batter and establishes his timing, "breaking... |
 "The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Preserving a treasure chest: The Art Museum's exterior, the elegant...
...collection may be a work of art in itself, but the main job...operating officer, says no art has been damaged, but even...31 million -- more than some arts groups would spend on an entirely...architects are working with art conservators from the ... |
 "The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Weekend of performances designed to turn art `Inside/Out'.(Entertainment)
...will be the focus of "Inside/Out," a two-day arts festival at the McDonald...Forum and a new local arts consortium called the...Cultural Forum visual arts coordinator, calls...to unite all forms of art, all styles of expression...loons and ... |
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Getting Inside The Dragon
...Huey AsianWeek 09-23-1994 Getting Inside The Dragon.The Chinese dragons...member of the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation. "It's hard...the dragon. "When you're inside [the dragon], you can look...and author of several Chinese art and ... |
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Getting inside the minds of young firesetters
...something much deeper going on inside her head. The girl shared through art that she was frustrated with...officers and prosecutors, met inside a conference room Wednesday...environments. "If a person is getting a rush from firesetting, we... |
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Actor relishes getting inside Hamlet's skin
...Portland Press Herald (Maine) 11-06-2003 Actor relishes getting inside Hamlet's skinByline: BOB KEYES Staff WriterEdition...use of the English language. Masterful plots. Works of art that strike us viscerally as well as fascinate us philosophically... |
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state of the arts; Inside Out
Art shows that heighten...exhibit called "Prison Arts" at Johnson State...butter. "Prison Arts" features works...education and is now getting a graduate degree...outsider" artist inside prison walls, she...outsider or folk art, ... |
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The Art Of Getting Back Pending Dues From Your Customer.
...of what happens AFTER getting that BIG deal with a...Collections is a fine art - I'm not talking about 'Hussains' lying inside some Gujju Bhai and Koki...harm there , but just getting an 'elephant' to your...also be 'mahout'ed inside the ... |
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