- Herbert White (poetry by Bidart)
Frank Bidart: …a father-and-son relationship, and “Herbert White,” the lurid musings of a psychopathic pedophile; the latter was adapted as a short film by American actor and director James Franco. The Book of the Body (1977) features the dramatic monologues of an amputee and of a suicidal anorexic.
- Herbert, Alfred Francis Xavier (Australian author)
Xavier Herbert was an Australian novelist and short-story writer best known for his voluble novel Capricornia (1938), a comic chronicle about life in the Northern Territory of Australia and the inhumane treatment suffered by the Aborigines there at the hands of white men. The son of a railroad
- Herbert, Bob (American journalist and commentator)
Bob Herbert is an American journalist and commentator who was a liberal op-ed columnist for The New York Times (1993–2011). Herbert grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. He began his career in journalism in 1970 as a reporter for The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey; three years later he became the
- Herbert, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron (British philosopher)
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert was an English courtier, soldier, diplomat, historian, metaphysical poet, and philosopher. He is also remembered as "the father of English Deism" and for his revealing Autobiography. Brother of the devotional poet George Herbert, he was educated at Oxford. From
- Herbert, Frank (American author)
Frank Herbert was an American science-fiction writer noted as the author of the best-selling Dune series of futuristic novels, a group of highly complex works that explore such themes as ecology, human evolution, the consequences of genetic manipulation, and mystical and psychic possibilities.
- Herbert, Frank Patrick (American author)
Frank Herbert was an American science-fiction writer noted as the author of the best-selling Dune series of futuristic novels, a group of highly complex works that explore such themes as ecology, human evolution, the consequences of genetic manipulation, and mystical and psychic possibilities.
- Herbert, George (British poet)
George Herbert was an English religious poet, a major metaphysical poet, notable for the purity and effectiveness of his choice of words. A younger brother of Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, a notable secular metaphysical poet, George in 1610 sent his mother for New Year’s two
- Herbert, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux (British Egyptologist)
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl of Carnarvon was a British Egyptologist who was the patron and associate of archaeologist Howard Carter in the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Carnarvon was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He began excavations in
- Herbert, Henry Howard Molyneux (British statesman)
Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th earl of Carnarvon was a British statesman, a liberally inclined member of Conservative Party governments, who tried, with varying success, to establish federal self-government in British overseas possessions. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford,
- Herbert, Henry, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (English noble)
Highclere Castle: Henry Herbert, a descendant of Sawyer, inherited Highclere Castle in 1769 and was created 1st earl of Carnarvon in 1793. He brought in the noted landscape architect Lancelot Brown, who planted large numbers of trees and made other changes that gave the grounds a more…
- Herbert, Justin (American football player)
Los Angeles Chargers: …draft, the Chargers selected quarterback Justin Herbert with the sixth overall pick. Over the next several seasons, the team steadily improved, and in 2022 the Chargers went 10–7 and qualified for the playoffs. However, Los Angeles lost in the wild card round. In the 2023 season the Chargers took a…
- Herbert, Mary, Countess of Pembroke (English translator)
Mary Herbert, countess of Pembroke was a patron of the arts and scholarship, poet, and translator. She was the sister of Sir Philip Sidney, who dedicated to her his Arcadia. After his death she published it and completed his verse translation of the Psalms. In 1575 Queen Elizabeth I invited Mary to
- Herbert, Robert (American journalist and commentator)
Bob Herbert is an American journalist and commentator who was a liberal op-ed columnist for The New York Times (1993–2011). Herbert grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. He began his career in journalism in 1970 as a reporter for The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey; three years later he became the
- Herbert, Sidney (British noble)
Florence Nightingale: Nursing in peace and war: Sidney Herbert, secretary of state at war for the British government, wrote to Nightingale requesting that she lead a group of nurses to Scutari. At the same time, Nightingale wrote to her friend Liz Herbert, Sidney’s wife, asking that she be allowed to lead a…
- Herbert, Sir A P (English writer and politician)
Sir A. P. Herbert was an English novelist, playwright, poet, and politician, author of more than 50 books, famous for his witty championing of minority causes. More importantly, as an independent member of Parliament for Oxford University (1935–50), he introduced the matrimonial causes bill
- Herbert, Sir Alan Patrick (English writer and politician)
Sir A. P. Herbert was an English novelist, playwright, poet, and politician, author of more than 50 books, famous for his witty championing of minority causes. More importantly, as an independent member of Parliament for Oxford University (1935–50), he introduced the matrimonial causes bill
- Herbert, Sir Henry (English court official)
Master of the Revels: …point during the mastership of Sir Henry Herbert (1623–42), after which England’s theatres were closed during the Puritan interregnum. After the Restoration (1660), Herbert was reinstalled as master until his death in 1673, but the office was gradually stripped of its power. The Licensing Act of 1737 abolished it entirely,…
- Herbert, Sir William (English noble)
William Herbert, 1st earl of Pembroke was a leading figure in the reigns of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I of England. His father, Sir Richard Herbert, was an illegitimate son of William, the 1st earl of Pembroke of the first creation. Sir William’s first wife, Anne Parr, was a sister of
- Herbert, Victor (American composer)
Victor Herbert was an Irish-born American composer of operettas and light music. Herbert became active in Germany as a composer and cello virtuoso (studying with Max Seifritz and Bernhard Cossmann, respectively). In 1886 he went to the United States with his wife, Therese Förster, who became a
- Herbert, Xavier (Australian author)
Xavier Herbert was an Australian novelist and short-story writer best known for his voluble novel Capricornia (1938), a comic chronicle about life in the Northern Territory of Australia and the inhumane treatment suffered by the Aborigines there at the hands of white men. The son of a railroad
- Herbert, Zbigniew (Polish author)
Zbigniew Herbert was one of the leading Polish poets of the post-World War II generation. Herbert attended an underground high school during the wartime German occupation of Poland and also took secret military training courses with the Polish Home Army. After World War II he earned degrees in
- Herbertson, Andrew John (British cartographer)
geography: The development of academic geography in the United Kingdom: Andrew John Herbertson took over the department at the University of Oxford after Mackinder. He drew on European roots and emphasized regional study, using climatic and other parameters to define regions at the global scale; others developed the regional concept, using a wider range of…
- herbes folles, Les (film by Resnais)
Alain Resnais: …comedy Les Herbes folles (Wild Grasses) premiered at Cannes, and the film festival presented Resnais with a Lifetime Achievement Award. His final films, Vous n’avez encore rien vu (2012; You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet) and Aimer, boire et chanter (2014; Life of Riley), were also praised by critics.
- herbicide
herbicide, an agent, usually chemical, for killing or inhibiting the growth of unwanted plants, such as residential or agricultural weeds and invasive species. A great advantage of chemical herbicides over mechanical weed control is the ease of application, which often saves on the cost of labour.
- herbicide-resistant crop (genetics)
agricultural sciences: Emerging agricultural sciences: Herbicide-resistant crops (HRC) have been available since the mid-1980s; these crops enable fairly effective chemical control of weeds, since generally only the HRC plants can survive in fields treated with the corresponding herbicide, though some weed species have also gained resistance. Some food crops have…
- Herbig-Haro object (astronomy)
star cluster: OB and T associations: …related variables, nonvariable stars, and Herbig-Haro objects—small nebulosities 10,000 astronomical units in diameter, each containing several starlike condensations in configurations similar to the Trapezium, Theta Orionis, in the sword of Orion. These objects are considered to be star groups at the very beginning of life.
- Herbin, Auguste (French artist)
Abstraction-Création: Georges Vantongerloo, Jean Hélion, and Auguste Herbin worked together to form a similar association, and by 1931 they managed to attract over 40 members to a group they called Abstraction-Création. That same year an annual periodical published by Hélion and Herbin, Abstraction-Création, debuted and took over the Cercle et Carré’s…
- herbivore
herbivore, animal adapted to subsist solely on plant tissues. The herbivores range from insects (such as aphids) to large mammals (such as
- herbivory
herbivore, animal adapted to subsist solely on plant tissues. The herbivores range from insects (such as aphids) to large mammals (such as
- Herblock (American cartoonist)
Herblock was an American editorial cartoonist who won Pulitzer Prizes in 1942, 1954, and 1979. Herblock’s first cartoons appeared in the Chicago Daily News in 1929. He worked for the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) from 1933 to 1943 and joined The Washington Post in 1946. A leading cartoon
- Herbois, Jean-Marie Collot d’ (French radical)
Jean-Marie Collot d’Herbois was a radical democrat and member of the Committee of Public Safety that ruled revolutionary France during the period of the Jacobin dictatorship (1793–94). The son of a Parisian goldsmith, Collot d’Herbois became a professional actor and a writer of comedies. In 1787 he
- Herbrand, Jacques (French mathematician)
metalogic: Discoveries about formal mathematical systems: …that had been offered by Jacques Herbrand, a French mathematician, and introduced a general concept of recursive functions—i.e., of functions mechanically computable by a finite series of purely combinatorial steps. In 1936 Alonzo Church, a mathematical logician, Alan Mathison Turing, originator of a theory of computability, and Emil L. Post,…
- Herbstfrühling (work by Wildgans)
Anton Wildgans: …among which was the collection Herbstfrühling (1909; “Autumn-Spring”), sold well; they recall the themes of idealism and reality in the late romantic works of Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Wildgans’ plays, such as the trilogy Armut (1914; “Poverty”), Liebe (1916; “Love”), and Dies irae (1918), begin in a realistic world that becomes…
- Herbstreise durch Skandinavien (work by Alexis)
Willibald Alexis: …in travel books, among them Herbstreise durch Skandinavien (1828; “Autumn Journey Through Scandinavia”).
- herceg (Bosnian title)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ancient and medieval periods: …and giving himself the title herceg (duke), from which the name Herzegovina is derived. Ottoman forces captured an important part of central Bosnia in 1448, centred on the settlement of Vrhbosna, which they developed into the city of Sarajevo. In 1463 they conquered most of the rest of Bosnia proper,…
- Hercegnovi (Montenegro)
Gulf of Kotor: …to the gulf system is Hercegnovi, founded in 1382 and occupied at various times by Turks, Spaniards, Venetians, Russians, French, and Austrians. East of Hercegnovi is Savina Monastery, dating from 1030, which contains historic treasures. In the Middle Ages a “Boka Navy” was created with ships from the town of…
- Hercegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, country situated in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. The larger region of Bosnia occupies the northern and central parts of the country, and Herzegovina occupies the south and southwest. These historical regions do not correspond with the two autonomous political
- Herceptin (drug)
breast cancer: Treatment: Herceptin is a manufactured antibody that binds to growth factor receptors on the surface of cancer cells and thereby blocks cell proliferation. Letrozole is used to inhibit the synthesis of estrogen in postmenopausal women who have hormone-dependent breast cancers.
- Hercilio Luz Bridge (bridge, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil)
David Barnard Steinman: …United States in constructing the Florianópolis Bridge in Brazil, the beginning of a long partnership. That bridge, then the largest in South America, incorporated a new type of stiffening truss and new cable construction.
- Hercolani, Giuliantonio (Italian engraver)
calligraphy: Writing manuals and copybooks (16th to 18th century): …Sorts of Cursive Chancery”) by Giuliantonio Hercolani. This copybook is less ornate than Perret’s, but it clearly shows how metal engraving can reproduce the subtleties of any writing style done with a broad-edged pen.
- Herculaneum (ancient city, Italy)
Herculaneum, ancient city of 4,000–5,000 inhabitants in Campania, Italy. It lay 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Naples, at the western base of Mount Vesuvius, and was destroyed—together with Pompeii, Torre Annunziata, and Stabiae—by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 ce. The town of Ercolano (pop. [2021
- Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo, Alexandre (Portuguese historian)
Alexandre Herculano was a historian, novelist, and poet, one of the writers who is credited with introducing Romanticism to Portugal. As a historian, he was a leader of liberal opinion, enjoying a national prestige comparable to that of Victor Hugo in France. As a young man Herculano took part in
- Herculano, Alexandre (Portuguese historian)
Alexandre Herculano was a historian, novelist, and poet, one of the writers who is credited with introducing Romanticism to Portugal. As a historian, he was a leader of liberal opinion, enjoying a national prestige comparable to that of Victor Hugo in France. As a young man Herculano took part in
- Hercules (constellation)
Hercules, constellation in the northern sky at about 17 hours right ascension and 30° north in declination. Its brightest star is Beta Herculis, with a magnitude of 2.8. Hercules contains the solar apex, the point on the sky toward which the Sun is moving as it orbits in the Milky Way Galaxy, and
- Hercules (work by Stiernhielm)
Georg Stiernhielm: …is the allegorical, didactic epic, Hercules (written about 1647; published 1658), a fine example of late Renaissance classicism. It is a sermon on virtue and honour and is imbued with the spirit of humanism. The theme is developed with power and originality; the imagery is exuberant; the construction, faultless. It…
- Hercules (film by Francisci)
Steve Reeves: …Le fatiche di Ercole (1957; Hercules, 1959). Hercules was a box-office success in America and set the stage for a series of swashbuckling “sword-and-sandal” epics that showcased Reeves as a heroic strongman. Although Reeves had other Italian-American hits—Agi Murad il diavolo bianco (1959; The White Warrior, 1961), Gli ultimi giorni…
- Hercules (classical mythology)
Heracles, one of the most famous Greco-Roman legendary heroes. Traditionally, Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene (see Amphitryon), granddaughter of Perseus. Zeus swore that the next son born of the Perseid house should become ruler of Greece, but—by a trick of Zeus’s jealous wife,
- Hercules (film by Clements and Musker [1997])
Alan Menken: …Zippel on the score for Hercules (1997) and again with Schwartz on the music for Enchanted (2007). Other films for which he contributed scores included Tangled (2010; with lyricist Glenn Slater), Mirror Mirror (2012; Menken wrote lyrics for all but one song), and live-action remakes of Beauty and the Beast…
- Hercules and Antaeus (work by Pollaiuolo)
- Hercules and Deianira (painting by Gossart)
Jan Gossart: …and Amphitrite (1516) and the Hercules and Deianira (1517), in which his early, complex designs have given way to a comparatively simple and direct conception.
- Hercules and the Birds of Stymphalis (painting by Dürer)
Albrecht Dürer: First journey to Italy: …of Deianira for his painting Hercules and the Birds of Stymphalis. A purely mythological painting in the Renaissance tradition, Hercules is exceptional among Dürer’s works. The centre panel from the Dresden Altarpiece, which Dürer painted in about 1498, is stylistically similar to Hercules and betrays influences of Mantegna. In most…
- Hercules Archer (sculpture by Bourdelle)
Antoine Bourdelle: …triumph in the Salon with Herakles (also called Hercules Archer), which again owes much to Archaic art, although the pose is far more sinuous and the musculature more exaggerated; he made several sculptures of this subject. Also in 1910 he created the full-length portrait Rodin at Work, the head of…
- Hercules beetle (insect subfamily)
rhinoceros beetle, (subfamily Dynastinae), any of numerous species of beetles, some of which are among the largest beetles on Earth, named for the impressive hornlike structures on the frontal portions of males. These beetles have rounded, convex backs, and their coloration varies from black to
- Hercules beetle (insect)
rhinoceros beetle: Some species, such as the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), can grow to more than 18 cm (7 inches) long, of which 10 cm (4 inches) may be horn. The Hercules beetle and rhinoceros beetle (D. neptunus) are spectacular, resembling an enormous pair of pincers. Found in American tropical forests, these…
- Hercules Fountain (work by Vries)
Adriaen de Vries: …and well-known works are the Hercules Fountain (1596–1602) and the Mercury Fountain (1599), monumental Italianate bronze works created in Augsburg. His Psyche with Pandora’s Box is a characteristic example of his style—shimmering satin finish, spiraling complexity, and a soaring grace.
- Hercules furens (work by Euripides)
The Madness of Heracles, drama by Euripides, performed about 416 bce. The action of the play occurs after Heracles performed the 12 labours. Temporarily driven mad by the goddess Hera, Heracles kills his wife and children. When he recovers his reason, he fights suicidal despair and then is taken to
- Hercules Killing Cacus (work by Goltzius)
Hendrik Goltzius: … and the chiaroscuro woodcut of Hercules Killing Cacus. His miniature portraits are distinguished both by their finish and as studies of character.
- Hercules knot
knot: A square knot is composed of two overhand knots turned in opposite ways. It flattens when pulled tight, making it useful in first aid and for tying packages. A surgeon’s knot is an elaborated form of the square knot; it is composed of two overhand knots…
- hercules moth
saturniid moth: Physical description: …cm (6 inches), but the hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules) from the tropical forests of Australia has a wing area that reportedly exceeds that of any other insect. This moth, sometimes mistaken for a bird, has broad, dark-brown wings with tails on the hind pair and a wingspan of about 28…
- Hercules’ club (tree)
angelica tree, (species Aralia spinosa), prickly-stemmed shrub or tree, of the ginseng family (Araliaceae), that can reach a height of 15 m (about 50 feet). Its leaves are large, with leaflets arranged feather-fashion and often prickly. The angelica tree is native to low-lying areas from Delaware
- Hercules’-club (plant, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)
prickly ash: clava-herculis, variously called the Hercules’-club, the sea ash, or the pepperwood. West Indian satinwood, or yellowheart (Z. flavum), produces shiny golden brown timber for cabinetwork. Some species are cultivated as bonsai.
- Hercules, Tower of (lighthouse, A Coruña, Spain)
Tower of Hercules, probably the only ancient Roman lighthouse still in use, named for one of the most famous heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. The tower stands at the entrance of A Coruña harbour in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. A Phoenician tower may have occupied
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (American television show)
Lucy Lawless: …appearance on the hit show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Her portrayal of Xena, a female warrior, inspired a spinoff program, Xena: Warrior Princess, in 1995. As the statuesque warrior, Lawless combined toughness and femininity to redefine television’s version of the female action hero. The show attracted a widespread audience that…
- Herculeum, Fretum (channel)
Strait of Gibraltar, channel connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, lying between southernmost Spain and northwesternmost Africa. It is 36 miles (58 km) long and narrows to 8 miles (13 km) in width between Point Marroquí (Spain) and Point Cires (Morocco). The strait’s western
- Herculii dynasty (Roman history)
ancient Rome: Diocletian of ancient Rome: …hero Hercules, formed the “Herculii.” This “Epiphany of the Tetrarchs” served as the divine foundation of the regime. The ideological recourse to two traditional Roman divinities represented a break with the Orientalizing attempts of Elagabalus and Aurelian. Even though he honoured Mithra equally, Diocletian wanted to be seen as…
- Hercynian orogenic belt (mountain range, Europe)
Variscan orogenic belt, series of mountain ranges that developed during a span of time extending from 370 million to 290 million years ago—during the Devonian Period (which occurred about 419 million to 359 million years ago), the Carboniferous Period (359 million to 299 million years ago), and the
- Hercynian orogeny (geology)
Carboniferous Period: Paleogeography: …Gondwana became fused by the Appalachian-Hercynian orogeny (mountain-building event), which continued into the Permian Period. The position of the landmass that would become the eastern United States and northern Europe remained equatorial, while the China and Siberia cratons continued to reside at high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.
- hercynite (mineral)
hercynite, the mineral iron aluminum oxide, a member of the spinel (q.v.)
- Herczeg, Ferenc (Hungarian writer)
Ferenc Herczeg was a novelist and playwright, the leading literary exponent of conservative-nationalist opinion in early 20th-century Hungary. Herczeg was born into a well-to-do family of German origin. Although he studied law, he chose a literary career, which was successful from the publication
- herd (biology)
animal social behaviour: The range of social behaviour in animals: herds that form during migration and coalitions that form due to group advantages in holding or acquiring a reproductive vacancy. Coalitions of male African lions (Panthera leo) that compete for control of groups of females (called prides) are a classic example of the latter. Migration…
- herd immunity (immunology)
herd immunity, state in which a large proportion of a population is able to repel an infectious disease, thereby limiting the extent to which the disease can spread from person to person. Herd immunity can be conferred through natural immunity, previous exposure to the disease, or vaccination. An
- herd instinct (biology)
animal social behaviour: The range of social behaviour in animals: herds that form during migration and coalitions that form due to group advantages in holding or acquiring a reproductive vacancy. Coalitions of male African lions (Panthera leo) that compete for control of groups of females (called prides) are a classic example of the latter. Migration…
- herd’s-grass (plant)
timothy, (Phleum pratense), perennial grass of the family Poaceae. Timothy is native to most of mainland Europe and is widely cultivated as a hay and a pasture grass in North America and the United Kingdom. The plant is named after American farmer Timothy Hanson, who promoted its use outside New
- herdbook
herdbook, official record of individuals and pedigrees of a recognized breed of livestock, especially cattle or swine. When development of purebred livestock for use in breeding began in Britain in the 18th century, it became necessary to maintain a pedigree of each animal. Records of new breeds
- Herder Church (church, Weimar, Germany)
Weimar: … (1724–32), Tiefurt Castle, and the Church of Saints Peter and Paul (with an altarpiece by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his son), sometimes called the Herder Church for its association with the critic and theologian Johann Gottfried von Herder. Between 1919 and 1925 Weimar was the seat of the Bauhaus…
- Herder, Benjamin (German publisher)
encyclopaedia: Special interests: And Johann Gottfried von Herder, in the heart of Roman Catholic Germany, produced a counterweight to the Protestant Brockhaus in his Konversations-Lexikon (1853–57)—soon called, simply, Herder—which adopted a distinctive Catholic viewpoint. This excellent encyclopaedia was early recognized for its general impartiality, scholarship, and accuracy. In the…
- Herder, Johann Gottfried von (German philosopher)
Johann Gottfried von Herder was a German critic, theologian, and philosopher, who was the leading figure of the Sturm und Drang literary movement and an innovator in the philosophy of history and culture. His influence, augmented by his contacts with the young J.W. von Goethe, made him a harbinger
- herding dog
herding dog, any of several breeds of dogs that herd livestock. They also typically make fine family pets or obedience competitors. The rise of herding dogs is closely tied to the domestication of sheep and other livestock during the Neolithic Period. Herding breeds are intelligent, quick and
- herding society (society)
primitive culture: Herding societies: Herding societies are in many respects the direct opposite of forest horticulturalists. They are usually the most nomadic of primitive societies, they occupy arid grasslands rather than rainforests, they have a nearly total commitment to their animals, and their sociopolitical system is nearly…
- Herdman, Sir William Abbott (British oceanographer)
Sir William Abbott Herdman was an oceanographer and a specialist on the marine organisms Tunicata. In 1881 Herdman became professor of natural history at the University of Liverpool and devoted much time to scientific research and the fishing industry. He founded the Liverpool Marine Biology
- Here (album by Keys)
Alicia Keys: Musical success: The socially conscious Here (2016) was less popular, however. On Alicia (2020), which was released during the COVID-19 pandemic, Keys continued to explore topical issues, though many of the songs were infused with optimism. The double album Keys appeared in 2021. The following year she released the holiday…
- Here and Now (American television series)
Holly Hunter: …television for the HBO series Here and Now (2018), a drama about a multiracial family, and in 2019 she had a recurring role in another HBO show, Succession, about a family that owns a global media empire. The following year she appeared in the Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule, which…
- Here and Now (album by Chesney)
Kenny Chesney: …for the Saints (2018) and Here and Now (2020).
- Here and Now Story Book (work by Mitchel)
children’s literature: Peaks and plateaus (1865–1940): The Here and Now Story Book, by Lucy Sprague Mitchell, published in the 1920s, was the first real example of the “direct experience” school of writing, but it is more properly part of the chronicle of pedagogy than of literature. The small child was far better…
- Here and Now: Letters 2008-2011 (work by Auster and Coetzee)
Paul Auster: Here and Now: Letters 2008–2011 (2013) is a compilation of correspondence between Auster and South African novelist J.M. Coetzee.
- Here Come the Warm Jets (album by Eno)
Brian Eno: Eno’s next album, Here Come the Warm Jets (1973), was soon followed by the proto-punk single “Seven Deadly Finns.” In the mid-1970s Eno began developing his theory of ambient music, creating subtle instrumentals to affect mood through sound. Albums such as Discrete Music (1975), Music for Films (1978),…
- Here Come the Waves (film by Sandrich [1944])
Mark Sandrich: Here Come the Waves (1944) was a return to the more familiar territory of musical comedy; it featured Crosby and Betty Hutton. Sandrich’s other 1944 film was I Love a Soldier, a wartime soap opera starring Goddard and Tufts. In 1945 the director began working…
- Here Comes Cookie (film by McLeod [1935])
Norman Z. McLeod: Middle years: …with Burns and Allen on Here Comes Cookie, and it fared little better than their previous effort; Allen played a flighty heiress who turns her father’s Fifth Avenue mansion into a boardinghouse for unemployed vaudeville performers. Better was Early to Bed (1936), which featured the team of Charlie Ruggles and…
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (film by Hall [1941])
Here Comes Mr. Jordan, American romantic comedy film, released in 1941, that involves a boxer who is taken to heaven before his time but is given a second chance at life. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Robert Montgomery played prize-fighter and amateur pilot Joe
- Here Comes the Boom (film by Coraci [2012])
Salma Hayek: …martial artist in the comedy Here Comes the Boom (2012). Hayek then controversially played a woman who must use violence to extract herself from sexual enslavement in the sanguinary action film Everly (2014). In Il racconto dei racconti (2015; Tale of Tales), an adaptation of a book of fairy tales…
- Here Comes the Bride (cartoon book)
Peter Arno: …1931 he was co-author of Here Comes the Bride, a musical satire produced in October of that year. A good-looking, sophisticated man, Arno played an active part in the world he satirized. Lecherous clubmen and sabled dowagers appeared frequently in his cartoons, collections of which include Man in the Shower…
- Here Comes the Sun (song by Harrison)
George Harrison: …Guitar Gently Weeps” (1968), “Here Comes the Sun” (1969), and “Something” (1969). In 1965 Harrison studied the sitar with Ravi Shankar and first featured his skills in “Norwegian Wood” (1965). Harrison’s interest in Indian culture grew, and in 1968 he and the Beatles, as well as a number of…
- Héré de Corny, Emmanuel (French architect)
Emmanuel Héré de Corny was a French court architect to Stanisław Leszczyński, duke of Lorraine, best known for laying out the town centre of Nancy, a principal example of urban design in the 18th century. Little is known of Héré’s training. Stanisław, the former king of Poland and father-in-law to
- Here Everything Is Still Floating (work by Ernst)
Max Ernst: >Here Everything Is Still Floating (1920), a startlingly illogical composition made from cutout photographs of insects, fish, and anatomical drawings ingeniously arranged to suggest the multiple identity of the things depicted.
- Here I Stand (album by Usher)
Usher: Here I Stand, Raymond v. Raymond, and Coming Home: …Usher returned to recording with Here I Stand (2008), a soulful album that saw the brash lothario of 8701 and Confessions settle into the routine of family life. The follow-up album, Raymond v. Raymond (2010), continued to serve as a window into Usher’s private life, but it was a dark…
- Here Lies Love (musical by Byrne and Fatboy Slim)
David Byrne: …deejay Fatboy Slim to create Here Lies Love, a disco musical about the life of Filipina political icon Imelda Marcos. During the show’s development, its songs were recorded and released as an album (2010); it premiered onstage in 2013. Throughout his career Byrne produced and exhibited art, and he published…
- Here on Earth (album by McGraw)
Tim McGraw: His 15th studio album, Here on Earth, appeared in 2020.
- Here Today (film by Crystal [2021])
Billy Crystal: …directed, cowrote, and starred in Here Today (2021), about the friendship between a comedy writer, who is in the early stages of dementia, and a much-younger singer (Tiffany Hadish). In 2015 Crystal cocreated and starred in the TV sitcom The Comedians, which was canceled after one season. He also wrote…
- Here Today, Tomorrow, Next Week! (album by the Sugar Cubes)
Björk: …over the next five years, Here Today, Tomorrow, Next Week! and Stick Around for Joy, the band broke up, and Björk embarked on a solo career.
- Here We Are (novel by Swift)
Graham Swift: In Here We Are (2020), Swift focused on three performers at a seaside variety show and their love triangle.