1The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) by Oscar Wilde is a popular play that is still widely performed in English-languageEnglish-languageWasei-eigo (和製英語, meaning “Japanese-made English” or “English words coined in Japan”) are Japanese-language expressions based on English words, or parts of word combinations, that do not exist in standard English or…
With The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, Albom again plucks at heartstrings, this time with the fictional story of Francisco Presto, a gifted guitarist and singer. Is the book The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto a true story? Music writes this fictional story of Frankie Presto. Flashbacks intermingle with some…
First Episode 1993 Love & War: Jerry Seinfeld Episode: Let’s Not Call it Love 1993, 98 The Larry Sanders Show: Himself 2 episodes 1994 Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld: Host TV special; released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray 1997 NewsRadio: Himself Episode: “The Real Deal” 1998 I’m Telling You…
Fielding published Shamela anonymously, but upon its publication he was widely suspected as being the author of the parody. Because of the enormous success of Pamela, Fielding’s burlesque enjoyed considerable notoriety, and indeed it spawned several other, lesser satires of Richardson’s novel. Shamela, in full An Apology for the Life…
Jump to navigation Jump to search. Glory Road is a science fantasy novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (July – September 1963) and published in hardcover the same year. Glory Road. Glory Road is a science fantasy novel by…
Horace Greeley Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, is widely credited with coining the phrase, “Go West, young man!” in an 1865 editorial. Couldn’t find anything. The song’s title comes from the nineteenth century quote “Go West, young man.” The term was originated by John Babsone Lane Soule in…
God Hates Us All is the novel written by Duchovny’s character, Hank Moody, which in the show is turned into a Hollywood film entitled A Crazy Little Thing Called Love. The phrase God Hates Us All originates from the song “Disciple”, during which the line is repeated over the chorus.…
A widespread belief exists that the song Greensleeves was composed by none other than King Henry VIII following an early rejection of his love by his future wife Anne Boleyn. The lyrics of this song of unrequited love have been seen to relate to his courtship of Anne in the…
Margaret Atwood wrote the poem “Half-hanged Mary” based on this true story and dedicated “The Handmaid’s Tale” to Mary WebsterMary WebsterMary Webster (fl. 1684) was a resident of colonial New England who was accused of witchcraft and was the target of an attempted lynching by friends of the accuser.https://en.wikipedia.org ›…
Mock the Week is a British topical satirical celebrity panel show, created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson – the co-producers of Whose Line Is It Anyway? – produced by Angst Productions for BBC Two, and premiered on 5 June 2005. Mock the Week is a panel show that airs…