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Countless Harvard students qualify for the title of drama queen. At first glance, it seems that Chartey Quarcoo, a Lowell house resident, does not deserve this title. But Chartey, ever melodramatic, is often performing. Despite his role in last year’s production of Raisin in the Sun, he is not an actor. Chartey is a story teller...
Decker quit the Harvard Band after one semester her freshman year because she found its on field antics distasteful, but she is still a percussion queen. “I started drumming my freshman year of high school,” says Decker, who went on to lead her drumline to first in the state. She switched from marching band standards to playing hand drums for Sister Sledge, the soulful, 70s version of Destiny’s Child on the band’s 1998 album “African Eyes.” “They came over...
...Farley, who interviewed hip-hop soul artist Aaliyah not long before her death. According to his publisher, "Farley has talked to dozens of Aaliyah's friends, family members and acquaintances, from the singer's mother to her high school vocal coach to the director of her forthcoming film "The Queen of the Damned," which was completed after her death. Farley also interviewed Aaliyah's celebrity pals and admirers, including her producers Missy Elliot and Timbaland, vocalist Beyonce Knowles and singer-songwriter Alicia Keyes. In addition, 'Aaliyah' features new information about the airplane disaster that claimed Aaliyah's life, including interviews...
...mystery of the Drake Jewel, given by Elizabeth I to Sir Francis Drake. For hundreds of years no one could puzzle out how to open it, but finally the pins that held it shut were discovered when the jewel was X-rayed. Inside was - not a lock of the Queen's hair as rumored but a portrait of the ruler herself by miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard. "It was stunning," says Derbyshire. "If you look closely you can see the veins on her forehead...
...Winners QUEEN ELIZABETH II Monarch goes to The Full Monty and receives Jennifer Lopez. The throne hasn't seen that much booty since the days of Sir Francis Drake ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The Terminator gets a California ski run named after him. Modeled after his career, it's a steep downward slope ending in a bottomless abyss "MR. McCHINA" U.K. entrepreneur beats McDonalds and is allowed to sell Chinese fast food as McChina. McGizzard Happy Meals come with a cheap toy Losers FABIEN BARTHEZ Sieve-like French goaltender may get butter brand named after him. The money will be handy when...