Los Angeles Dodgers, American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles that plays in the National League (NL). The team has won seven World Series titles and 24 NL pennants. Founded in 1883, the Dodgers were originally based in Brooklyn, New York, and were known as the Atlantics. The team

New York City: Brooklyn of New York City: …first modern commuter suburb, and Brooklyn Heights was transformed into a wealthy residential community. Modern-day entrepreneurs have restored ferry service across the East River, and the esplanade along the heights rewards visitors with an unrivaled view of Manhattan’s shore and skyline.

Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, (August 27–29, 1776), in the American Revolution, successful British action in Brooklyn, New York, against the American Continental Army and the first major battle of the war since the American

Brooklyn Museum, art institution in Brooklyn, New York, that pioneered in public education in art and community participation and service. The first section of the museum was opened in 1897. It added wings and special facilities over the years, and in 1923 it became the first museum in the United

Brooklyn Nets, American professional basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York, that plays in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the Nets won two championships (1974 and 1976). The franchise was founded in

Los Angeles Dodgers, American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles that plays in the National League (NL). The team has won seven World Series titles and 24 NL pennants. Founded in 1883, the Dodgers were originally based in Brooklyn, New York, and were known as the Atlantics. The team

Los Angeles Dodgers, American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles that plays in the National League (NL). The team has won seven World Series titles and 24 NL pennants. Founded in 1883, the Dodgers were originally based in Brooklyn, New York, and were known as the Atlantics. The team

Los Angeles Dodgers, American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles that plays in the National League (NL). The team has won seven World Series titles and 24 NL pennants. Founded in 1883, the Dodgers were originally based in Brooklyn, New York, and were known as the Atlantics. The team

Vincent D’Onofrio: …money he is holding in Brooklyn’s Finest (2009). In 2004 he wrote, directed, and starred in a short film, Five Minutes, Mr. Welles, an effort that, combined with his TV work, resulted in his being hospitalized for exhaustion.

Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, (August 27–29, 1776), in the American Revolution, successful British action in Brooklyn, New York, against the American Continental Army and the first major battle of the war since the American

Maria Schneider: …composer-arranger and noted trombone player Bob Brookmeyer, one of her most-significant mentors, who gave her the opportunity to write for such ensembles as the Thad Jones–Mel Lewis Orchestra and for groups at such renowned venues as the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City’s Greenwich Village. During that time…

Anita Brookner was an English art historian and author who presented a bleak view of life in her fiction, much of which deals with the loneliness experienced by middle-aged women who meet romantically unsuitable men and feel a growing sense of alienation from society. Brookner was a master of

Brooks, city, southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, 116 miles (187 km) southeast of Calgary and 67 miles (108 km) northwest of Medicine Hat. The community originated in the late 19th century as a Canadian Pacific Railway flag stop for cattle shipping and was named for

Midway Islands, unincorporated territory of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean, 1,300 miles (2,100 km) northwest of Honolulu. Near the western end of the Hawaiian archipelago, it comprises a coral atoll with a circumference of 15 miles (24 km) enclosing two main islands—Eastern (Green)

Brooks & Dunn, popular American country music duo who became a fixture in the genre in the early 1990s. The band comprised Leon Eric (“Kix”) Brooks (b. May 12, 1955, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.) and Ronnie Gene Dunn (b. June 1, 1953, Coleman, Texas, U.S.). By age six Brooks was playing the ukulele;

Brooks Range, northernmost extension of the Rocky Mountains in northern Alaska, U.S. Named for the geologist Alfred H. Brooks, the entire range is within the Arctic Circle. It is separated from the Alaska Range (south) by the plains and tablelands of the Yukon and Porcupine river systems. The

Albert Brooks is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director who was best known for his comedies. Brooks was the son of a radio comedian and grew up in Beverly Hills, where his childhood friends included Rob Reiner, son of comedy icon Carl Reiner. He studied drama at Carnegie Tech (now

Wendy Whelan: …selected four cutting-edge dance makers—Brian Brooks, Kyle Abraham, Joshua Beamish, and Alejandro Cerrudo—to choreograph duets that each then performed with her. Whelan appeared in 2015 with longtime partner and former NYCB principal Jock Soto in Hagoromo, a Noh-based program that combined opera with choreography by David Neumann and puppetry…

Cleanth Brooks was an American teacher and critic whose work was important in establishing the New Criticism, which stressed close reading and structural analysis of literature. Educated at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and at Tulane University, New Orleans, Brooks was a Rhodes scholar

David Brooks is a Canadian-born American journalist and cultural and political commentator. Considered a moderate conservative, he is best known as an op-ed columnist (since 2003) for The New York Times and as a political analyst (since 2004) for PBS NewsHour, a television news program on the U.S.

Derrick Brooks is an American gridiron football player who, in his 14-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), established himself as one of the greatest linebackers in the history of the sport. Brooks was a standout safety in high school and was recruited to

Derrick Brooks is an American gridiron football player who, in his 14-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), established himself as one of the greatest linebackers in the history of the sport. Brooks was a standout safety in high school and was recruited to

the Crystals: …was replaced in 1962 by Dolores ("La La") Brooks (b. 1946, Brooklyn).

Elmore James was an American blues singer-guitarist noted for the urgent intensity of his singing and guitar playing. Known as the “King of the Slide Guitar,” he was a significant influence on the development of rock music. Born into a sharecropping family, James played guitar in his teens and

Fred Brooks was an American computer scientist and winner of the 1999 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for his “landmark contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering.” Brooks received a bachelor’s degree (1953) in physics from Duke

Fred Brooks was an American computer scientist and winner of the 1999 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for his “landmark contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering.” Brooks received a bachelor’s degree (1953) in physics from Duke

Garth Brooks is an American country music singer-songwriter whose crossover appeal to the pop market made him the top-selling solo artist of all time. Brooks was born into a musical family; his mother had a brief recording career with Capitol Records in the 1950s. He initially exhibited little

Gwendolyn Brooks was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century and the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize (1950). Her works deal with the everyday life of urban African Americans, combining Modernist techniques with Black idioms and phrasings. Her poetry collections

Gwendolyn Brooks was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century and the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize (1950). Her works deal with the everyday life of urban African Americans, combining Modernist techniques with Black idioms and phrasings. Her poetry collections

Bob Dylan: …band (Al Kooper on keyboards, Harvey Brooks on bass, and, from the Hawks, Canadian guitarist Robbie Robertson and drummer Levon Helm). Dylan and the band were booed throughout the performance; incongruously, the audience sang along with “Like a Rolling Stone,” the number two song in the United States that week,…

James L. Brooks is an American screenwriter, director, and producer who was active in both television and film and was especially known for character-driven ensemble work that blended warm humour with genuine dramatic sentiment. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Brooks

James L. Brooks is an American screenwriter, director, and producer who was active in both television and film and was especially known for character-driven ensemble work that blended warm humour with genuine dramatic sentiment. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Brooks

J.B. Smoove is an American actor and comedian best known for portraying the quick-witted and profane character Leon Black in the improvisation-based comedy television series Curb Your Enthusiasm (2007– ). He is also known for playing the role of Ray, a television station cameraman, in the situation

the Crystals: …was replaced in 1962 by Dolores ("La La") Brooks (b. 1946, Brooklyn).

Brooks & Dunn: The band comprised Leon Eric (“Kix”) Brooks (b. May 12, 1955, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.) and Ronnie Gene Dunn (b. June 1, 1953, Coleman, Texas, U.S.).

Louise Brooks was an American motion-picture actress who was noted for her seemingly effortless incarnation of corrupt sensuality in silent-picture roles during the 1920s. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.) Brooks was the daughter of a lawyer. She danced with the Denishawn

Maria Gowen Brooks was an American poet whose work, though admired for a time, represented a florid and grandiose style not greatly appreciated since. Abigail Gowen grew up in a prosperous and cultured family. After the death of her father in 1809, she came under the guardianship of John Brooks, a

Maria Gowen Brooks was an American poet whose work, though admired for a time, represented a florid and grandiose style not greatly appreciated since. Abigail Gowen grew up in a prosperous and cultured family. After the death of her father in 1809, she came under the guardianship of John Brooks, a

Mel Brooks is an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor whose motion pictures elevated outrageousness and vulgarity to high comic art. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Brooks was an accomplished mimic, pianist, and drummer by the time he

Phillips Brooks was an American Episcopal clergyman renowned as a preacher. A member of a wealthy old Brahmin family of New England, Brooks attended Harvard University (1851–55) and taught briefly at the Boston Latin School before attending the Episcopal Seminary at Alexandria, Va., being ordained

The Knack…and How to Get It: …begs his housemate Tolen (Ray Brooks), who has the knack of bedding any woman he wants, to give him advice on how to do the same. Conflict arises when Colin finally meets his dream girl, Nancy (Rita Tushingham), whom his pal attempts to seduce. Although initially perceived as innocent,…

United Kingdom: News of the World hacking scandal: …resulted in the resignation of Rebekah Brooks, the politically powerful chief executive officer of News International, and in the withdrawal of Murdoch’s bid to buy a controlling share of the BSkyB satellite television channel. It also brought about the convening of a number of special parliamentary hearings and commissions.

Richard Brooks was an American screenwriter and director whose best-known movies were adaptations of literary works, notably Blackboard Jungle (1955), Elmer Gantry (1960), and In Cold Blood (1967). (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) After attending Temple University in

Rodney Brooks is an Australian computer scientist, artificial intelligence scientist, and designer of mobile autonomous robots. While attending Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, where he received bachelor’s (1975) and master’s degrees (1978) in pure mathematics, Brooks was given

Romaine Goddard Brooks was an American painter who, in her gray-shaded portraits, penetrated and distilled her subjects’ personalities to an often disturbing degree. Born to wealthy American parents, Beatrice Romaine Goddard had a very unhappy childhood. Her mother doted on a paranoid and mentally

Van Wyck Brooks was an American critic, biographer, and literary historian, whose “Finders and Makers” series traces American literary history in rich biographical detail from 1800 to 1915. Brooks grew up in the wealthy suburb of Plainfield. Graduating from Harvard in 1907, Brooks went to England,

William Keith Brooks was an American zoologist known for his research on the anatomy and embryology of marine animals, especially the tunicates, crustaceans (e.g., crayfish), and mollusks (notably the oyster). In his acceptance of evolution, he remained in the tradition of 19th-century descriptive

cemetery: …largest 19th-century projects was England’s Brookwood, organized by the London Necropolis Company. It had a private railway station in London and two in the cemetery, its own telegraphic address, and special areas for different religions, nationalities, social organizations, and professions. Perhaps the most famous of the type is California’s Forest…

broom, (genus Cytisus), genus of several shrubs or small trees of the pea family (Fabaceae), native to temperate regions of Europe and western Asia. Some broom species are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive flowers. English, or Scotch, broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a shrub with bright

curling: …use of a brush, or broom, to sweep the ice in front of the sliding stone. This is a tradition carried over from the days when curling was played outdoors on frozen lakes; it was necessary to clear the snow to provide a path for the oncoming rock. Sweeping is…

Philippe Starck: …that end he created the Broom Chair (2012) for Emeco, the American brand known for producing the iconic Navy Chair. The Broom Chair was made from waste materials collected in lumber and plastic factories. Starck later explored ways of responsibly using wood, sourcing oak and walnut plywood from reforested land…

broom moss, (Dicranum scoparium), the most common species of the wind-blown moss genus Dicranum. This species occurs from Alaska to California and also in the southeastern United States, as well as in Mexico, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Dicranum is in the family Dicranaceae in the subclass

David Foster Wallace: …his highly regarded debut novel, The Broom of the System (1987), was published. He later taught creative writing at Illinois State University and at Pomona College. He received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship grant in 1997.

bluestem: Broom sedge, or yellow bluestem (A. virginicus), and bushy beardgrass, or bush bluestem (A. glomeratus), are coarse grasses, unsuitable for forage, that grow in poor soils in eastern and southern North America.

Australopithecus: Australopithecus africanus: Robert Broom and his team collected hundreds of specimens beginning in 1936. At first Broom simply bought fossils, but in 1946 he began excavating, aided by a crew of skillful workers. Excavation continues to this day. Sterkfontein is one of the richest sources of information…

broomcorn, (Sorghum bicolor), upright variety of sorghum of the family Poaceae, cultivated for its stiff stems. The seeds of broomcorn are borne on the ends of long straight branches. When harvested and dried, these stiff bristles are processed and bound to form broom heads and brushes and are also

broomcorn: …also the common name of Panicum miliaceum, a type of millet.

Broome, town and port, northern Western Australia, on the north shore of Roebuck Bay, an inlet of the Indian Ocean. It is situated on the Great Northern Highway to Perth (1,390 miles [2,240 km] southwest). The region of the coast including Broome was explored in 1688 and 1699 by the English

Broome, county, south-central New York state, U.S., comprising a hilly upland region bordered by Pennsylvania to the south. It is drained principally by the Susquehanna River (which crosses the southern part of the county twice) and by the Tioughnioga, Otselic, and Chenango rivers. Parklands are

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener was a British field marshal, imperial administrator, conqueror of the Sudan, commander in chief during the South African War, and (perhaps his most important role) secretary of state for war at the beginning of World War I (1914–18). At that time he

Green Lantern: …Julius Schwartz, along with writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, ushered the Green Lantern into the so-called “Silver Age” of comics. The new Green Lantern premiered in Showcase no. 22 (October 1959), with a new history. Test pilot Hal Jordan chances upon the crashed spaceship of an emerald-garbed, red-skinned…

Lady Mary Anne Barker was a writer best known for her book Station Life in New Zealand (1870), a lively account of life in colonial New Zealand. Stewart was educated in England, and at age 21 she married George R. Barker, then a captain of the Royal Artillery. He was knighted for his military

William Broome was a British scholar and poet, best known as a collaborator with Alexander Pope and Elijah Fenton in a project to translate Homer’s Odyssey, of which Broome translated books 2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, and 23. He seems to have undertaken the work mainly to add lustre to his reputation,

Denver: Aurora, Brighton, Broomfield, Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Lakewood, Littleton, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster, and Wheat Ridge; Golden, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Denver, and Boulder

broomrape, (genus Orobanche), genus of about 150 species of parasitic annual or perennial herbs (family Orobanchaceae). A number of broomrape species are serious agricultural threats. Broomrapes produce little or no chlorophyll; instead, they draw nourishment from the roots of other plants by means

Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of flowering plants (order Lamiales), comprising about 100 genera and some 2,300 species of parasitic plants. The largest family of parasitic plants, its members are found nearly worldwide and are especially common in Africa, Madagascar, and warm areas of the

Big Bill Broonzy was an American blues singer and guitarist who represented a tradition of itinerant folk blues. Broonzy maintained that he was born in 1893 in Scott, Mississippi, but some sources suggest that he was born in 1903 near Lake Dick, Arkansas. In any case, Broonzy grew up in Arkansas.

Big Bill Broonzy was an American blues singer and guitarist who represented a tradition of itinerant folk blues. Broonzy maintained that he was born in 1893 in Scott, Mississippi, but some sources suggest that he was born in 1903 near Lake Dick, Arkansas. In any case, Broonzy grew up in Arkansas.

Brigid Brophy was an English writer whose satiric, witty novels explore the psychology of sex. She also wrote plays and nonfiction that reflect her interests in psychoanalysis, art, opera, and sexual liberation. The daughter of the novelist John Brophy, she began writing at an early age. Her first

Brigid Brophy was an English writer whose satiric, witty novels explore the psychology of sex. She also wrote plays and nonfiction that reflect her interests in psychoanalysis, art, opera, and sexual liberation. The daughter of the novelist John Brophy, she began writing at an early age. Her first

Hans Adolf Brorson was a Danish Pietist clergyman, the outstanding writer of hymns of his day, and translator of German Pietist hymns into Danish. In 1732, while a pastor, Brorson started publishing hymns for his congregation in southern Jutland. His main work, Troens rare klenodie (1739; “The Rare

Farinelli was a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. He adopted the surname of his benefactors, the brothers Farina. He studied in Naples under Nicola Porpora, one of the leading 18th-century opera composers and the

pottery: Porcelain: …have devised for Spode the Broseley Blue Dragon and Willow patterns that are still in use. Like Coalport, the factory was much occupied in copying the work of Sèvres. From 1848 to 1895 they employed a Frenchman, Joseph-François-Léon Arnoux, as art director, and under his tutelage French artists were brought…

breadnut, (Brosimum alicastrum), prolific tree of the family Moraceae and its edible seeds. The plant is found widely in second-growth Central American and Mexican tropical rainforests and is cultivated in many tropical countries. The sweet orange-skinned fruits contain protein-rich seeds that are

cusk, (Brosme brosme), long-bodied food fish of the cod family, Gadidae, found along the ocean bottom in deep offshore waters on either side of the North Atlantic. The cusk is a small-scaled fish with a large mouth and a barbel on its chin. It has one dorsal and one anal fin, both long and both

Pierce Brosnan is an Irish American actor who is perhaps best known for playing James Bond in a series of films, including GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002). Brosnan, whose father left home shortly after his birth, was raised by

Pierce Brosnan is an Irish American actor who is perhaps best known for playing James Bond in a series of films, including GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002). Brosnan, whose father left home shortly after his birth, was raised by

Antoni Tàpies: He also collaborated with poet Joan Brossa on a number of illustrated books.

Canadian literature: The Quiet Revolution: …explorations was the work of Nicole Brossard (L’Amer; ou, le chapitre effrité [1977; These Our Mothers; or, The Disintegrating Chapter] and Picture Theory [1982; Eng. trans. Picture Theory], both works of theory and fiction). With Le Désert mauve (1987; Mauve Desert), her feminist fiction was made more accessible to the…

Salomon de Brosse was the most influential French architect of the early 17th century, whose works facilitated the development of the classical châteaus designed by the generation that followed him. De Brosse was born into a family of Protestant architects. He trained under his father and then

study of religion: The late 17th and 18th centuries: The French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses (1709–77) attempted to explain Greek polytheism partly through the fetishism (belief in the magical powers of certain objects) found in West Africa. This approach was pioneering in its comparison of Greek myths with “primitive” ones. The French Abbé Bergier (1718–90) explained primitive…

Pierre Brossolette was a leading member of the French Resistance during the German occupation in World War II. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure and an ardent socialist, Brossolette was an influential journalist who served under Premier Léon Blum as chief political commentator for the

Axel Ludvig Brostrom was the founder of what was, in its time, the largest shipping group in Sweden. Brostrom is regarded as the father of the modern Swedish mercantile marine. As a young man, Brostrom joined a shipping company, and later he became an owner-captain in the lake shipping trade. In

Heinrich Böll: …Brot der frühen Jahre (1955; The Bread of Our Early Years) and in a family of architects in Billard um halb zehn (1959; Billiards at Half-Past Nine), which, with its interior monologues and flashbacks, is his most complex novel. In the popular Ansichten eines Clowns (1963; The Clown), the protagonist…

Dallas Stars: …wing Dino Ciccarelli and centre Neal Broten, Minnesota ran off five more seasons between 1981–82 and 1985–86 in which it qualified for the playoffs but failed to advance further than the conference finals. This streak was followed by seven consecutive losing seasons in which the team nevertheless advanced to the…

frozen meal: Preparing ingredients: Cream-based sauces begin with stock solutions, which are prepared by boiling raw stock material such as beef, fish, or poultry in water. Boiling is conducted in large kettles that may be operated either open to the atmosphere or under vacuum. Boiling under vacuum, accomplished at temperatures lower than 100…

baking: Continuous bread making: …pre-ferment, called the broth or brew. The brew consists of a mixture of water, yeast, sugar, and portions of the flour and other ingredients, fermented for a few hours before being mixed into the dough.

prostitution: Public brothels were established in large cities throughout Europe. At Toulouse, in France, the profits were shared between the city and the university; in England, bordellos were originally licensed by the bishops of Winchester and subsequently by Parliament.

Roman Catholicism: Nuns and brothers: …of holy orders are “brothers.”

William Everson was an American Roman Catholic poet whose works record a personal search for religious vision in a violent, corrupt world. Raised by Christian Scientist parents, Everson became an agnostic in his teens; while attending Fresno (California) State College, he read the verse of Robinson

Eduardo Barrios: …and El hermano asno (1922; Brother Asno, 1969), an unusual episode in the life of a mentally disturbed monk who attacks a girl in order to be despised by those who consider him a living saint. Barrios’s most successful work was Gran señor y rajadiablos (1948; “Grand Gentleman and Big…

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: …vein is Fra Diavolo (1830; Brother Devil).

John Sayles: …a union in the 1920s; The Brother from Another Planet (1984), a science-fiction comedy that lacerates discrimination; City of Hope (1991); Passion Fish (1992), which earned Sayles an Academy Award nomination for a best original screenplay, as did the intricately crafted cross-cultural murder mystery Lone Star (1996); The Secret of…

Uncle Sam: …during the American Revolution, and Brother Jonathan, a rural American wit who, by surprising displays of native intelligence, always triumphed over his adversaries in plays, stories, cartoons, and verse.

St. Francis of Assisi: Francis’s vision and the stigmata of the Crucified: Later, Brother Leo, the confessor and intimate companion of the saint who also left a written testimony of the event, said that in death Francis seemed like one just taken down from the cross.

Neil Diamond: …recorded such hits as “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” (1969), “Sweet Caroline” (1969), “Cracklin’ Rosie” (1970), “I Am…I Said” (1971), and “Song Sung Blue” (1972).

Lloyd Bacon: Warner Brothers: Brother Orchid (1940) was a clever postgangster comedy, with Robinson as a reformed racketeer who hides out in a monastery only to discover that he likes the life. Knute Rockne–All American (1940) was one of the era’s best sports biopics, while Honeymoon for Three (1941)…

William Keighley: …other credits from 1938 included Brother Rat, a lively version of the popular play of the same name, with Eddie Albert, Wayne Morris, and Ronald Reagan as three military cadets.

Robert Penn Warren: His long narrative poem, Brother to Dragons (1953), dealing with the brutal murder of a slave by two nephews of Thomas Jefferson, is essentially a versified novel, and his poetry generally exhibits many of the concerns of his fiction. His other volumes of poetry include Promises: Poems, 1954–1956; You,…

E.Y. Harburg: …as the Depression anthem “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (with Jay Gorney). From 1935, Harburg and Harold Arlen wrote songs for many films, notably The Wizard of Oz (1939). Blacklisted from films for his political views, Harburg returned to Broadway to write musicals, notably Finian’s Rainbow (1947; with…