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Brief biography of British writer Arnold Bennett, England's exponent of realistic writing, his novels set in the Potteries.

Dave Bennett showed great promise with a win at record speed in the 1951 Manx Grand Prix. His tenure as a Norton works rider was never fulfilled.

Alan Bennett has never been one to shy away from controversy, and the script of his National Theatre hit The History Boys sees him at the peak of his wit and daring.

Since 1960 playwright Alan Bennett has delighted audiences and actors from Monty Python alumni to Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Nigel Hawthorne.

Kyle Bennett has claimed the first spot on the first US Olympic BMX racing team

Based on the award-winning play of the same name, The History Boys by Alan Bennett is an eloquent but rollicking adolescent gem of a gay interest film now brought to DVD.

William Sterndale Bennett was a fine English composer and pianist who was knighted by Queen Victoria;Franz Bendel was a prolific composer as well as a concert pianist.

Gwendolyn Bennett's sonnet, "Some things are very dear to me," resembles the Elizabethan sonnet with the rime scheme, ABACDCDEFEFGG, in its three quatrains and couplet.

Roots music lost one of its most genuine practitioners when Willie P. Bennett died of natural causes in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on February 15, 2008.

The Uncommon Reader is a gentle, wry, story in the established Bennett mould with an underlying comment on literacy and the British attitude to intellectual pursuits.

Despite differences in socioeconomic standing, Jane Austen's heroines in Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice challenge traditional Regency rules to marry the men they love

In this novel by two talented newcomers, war, mechanical dragons, and powerful sorcery serve as a backdrop to a beautifully written, intensely character-driven work.

Grant and Barrymore put in fine performances in a film about bouncing back and falling in love, with a top soundtrack and tight script that provides some genuine laughs.

Wednesday's "Project Runway" was full of fashion, passion and drama. Tim meets with the designers on their home turf. Laura accuses Jeffrey of cheating.

The Seattle SuperSonics are one of several teams facing possible relocation. What drives teams to move from their host cities?

Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair are constructed quite differently, but the themes of social class, upward mobility and the pursuit of marriage are at their hearts.

A twenty year old death, an aging and grieving mother, inexperienced detectives, and conflicting facts -- that's what Christine Bennett sorts through in this May mystery.

With more restaurants per capita than any other city in America, a little guidance could aid travelers in Toledo, Ohio to find the best dining experience.

A look at how the United States tries to count its residents every 10 years and the controversies that threaten to derail the 2010 census before it even gets started.

Birds evolved from dinosaurs that lived in trees and learned fly, like Archaeopteryx - right? Wrong, according to two Australian researchers.

The assimlated Einstein attacks a Federation Starship and kills most of the crew with the only survivor being half-vulcan T'Ryssa Chen.

BMX, also known as bicycle motocross, will be making its debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Three men and one woman make up the US team.

Imaginary playmates are fantasies created by lonely children. Hattie's apparitional friend had a mind of her own, communicated and played pranks.

Anybody can draft Peyton Manning or Steven Jackson. But if you pick Jerious Norwood, and he becomes a star, you will wow your friends and you could win your league.

Edward Bernays, one of the pioneers of the public relations industry, found his first real success in 1913 while promoting a drama with a cause.

With his latest release, best-selling author James Patterson introduces a new character -- hard-nosed, gentle-hearted, Irish cop and father of ten, Mike Bennett.

When former nun, new mother, and part-time sleuth, Christine Bennett is offered a oceanfront cottage on Fire Island, she's thrilled. But, she finds murder, not shells.

Washington State and Coach Tony Bennett have dominated Pac-10 play in the Northwest the past two years but Lorenzo Romar's Washington team wants to change that.

The 2008 debut of Olympic BMX racing is just a month away.

Newport Jazz Festival celebrating 55 years, will be sponsored in 2009 by CareFusion. View the updated line-up of musicians, price of tickets and parking information.

Ten years on, the BBC television version of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is still well worth five hours of anyone's time.

Nickelodeon/DreamWorks Animation's The Penguins of Madagascar is long on wacky but seriously short on funny. 3/10.

Ebony magazine has served as a keeper of African American history through decades of resistance, struggle and challenge.

Writers including Virginia Woolf, Alan Bennett, Will Self, Jan Morris, Peter Ackroyd, Ruth Rendell and Monica Ali describe London, the Olympics 2012 city, in words.

Paul Bennett creates a beautiful and useful guidebook to southern gardens in this 2000 release of Garden Lover's Guide to the South.

The boyz are back and the fifth season displays their personal and professional growing pains more tumultuously than ever.

The History Boys rocked Broadway this past season, playing to sold-out houses and critical acclaim.

Many mystery authors pen murder mysteries with a holiday theme. Whether its Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, or Passover, the mayhem is the same.

Naomi, Sam and Sonya's relationship gets weird. Alex becomes the next great doctor at Seattle Grace, while Derek battles with his medical history.

Whether Senator Obama wins the Democratic nomination and subsequential presidential election is irrelevant. He is realizing a desire of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Warner Bros./Alliance's Inkheart, starring Brendan Fraser and Andy Serkis, is a charming ode to the magic of reading. 7/10.

Gary Pomerantz's new book, The Devil's Tickets, is a story of the rise of bridge in the United States during the Depression and a marriage ending in murder.

The side stages rocked at the 2009 George Wein CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival 55 as Vandermark 5 and the North Carolina Central Big Band played to enthusiastic crowds.

A Chorus Line, formally known as the "longest running show in Broadway history", is back on the Great White Way.

Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by Vanora Bennett, explores life surrounding Sir Thomas More and painter Hans Holbein, through the eyes of a young woman in the household.

Jeffrey's waiting to find out if he can even show his collection at Bryant Park. Will he or won't he? Who will win it all? The answers to these questions are below!

Heidi and the panel turn the competition on its ear once again as the final four designers all get a chance to go to Fashion Week.

It's special. Share this read with your daughter, daughter-in-law, or just for yourself. It's a book filled with lore and fact. Delightful.

Hardly what one would call a "scary" movie, The Haunting of Molly Hartley is a cliche-ridden teen thriller that many viewers find boring.

Alumnae Theatre's latest production "Talking Heads" takes us on a journey through the lives of three women, each with their own special charm.