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Amazon.com, Inc., [1] doing business as Amazon ( / ˈæməzɒn /, AM-ə-zon; UK also / ˈæməzən /, AM-ə-zən ), is an American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. [5] It is considered one of the Big Five American technology companies; the other four are Alphabet (parent company of ...
Faith in Fakes. First edition ( Bompiani, 1973) Il costume di casa (Faith in Fakes) was originally an essay written by the Italian semiotician Umberto Eco, about "America's obsession with simulacra and counterfeit reality." [1] It was later incorporated as the centrepiece of the anthology bearing the same name, a collection of articles and ...
Anne Francis. Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956) and the television action-drama series Honey West (1965–1966). Forbidden Planet marked a first in color, big-budget, science ...
In sports, a head fake is a type of feint in which someone moves the head to fake an intended change in direction and thereby deceive opponents. [1] The term originated in sports, but it has become applied metaphorically in other senses. In financial markets, a head fake refers to a time when the market appears to be moving in one direction ...
Ben Affleck. Benjamin Géza Affleck [b] (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of many accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes.
The Three Musketeers (French: Les Trois Mousquetaires, [le tʁwɑ muskətɛːʁ]) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in collaboration with ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. [1] [2] It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight for justice.
Nancy Patricia Pelosi ( / pəˈloʊsi / pə-LOH-see; née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
Frank William Abagnale Jr. ( / ˈæbəɡneɪl /; born April 27, 1948) is an American security consultant, author, and convicted felon who committed frauds that mainly targeted individuals and small businesses. [1] [2] [3] He later gained notoriety in the late 1970s by claiming a diverse range of workplace frauds, [4] many of which have since ...