Lydia Davis is an American writer noted for her idiosyncratic and extremely short stories often characterized by vivid observations of mostly mundane and routine occurrences. Davis grew up surrounded by readers, writers, and teachers. Her father, Robert Gorham Davis, taught English literature at

Margaret Bryan Davis was an American paleoecologist best known for her pioneering work in the science of palynology (the study of plant pollen and spores). Her most-influential work involved the use of pollen recovered from lake sediment and soil to reconstruct ancient plant communities. Her

Jim Davis was an American character actor who was best known for his portrayal of Jock Ewing, the tough gravel-voiced patriarch of the oil-rich Ewing family on Dallas, a top-rated American television series. Davis graduated in 1930 from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. He worked in a

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir: …by their American training partners, Meryl Davis and Charlie White. The next year, the pair rebounded to capture their second world championship as well as the first of three consecutive Canadian titles. At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, Virtue and Moir again finished behind Davis and White,…

the MC5: Formed in suburban Detroit in 1965 as a bar band that played mostly cover versions of other performers’ songs, the MC5 (for Motor City Five) developed a chaotic, heavy, explosive sound that borrowed…

Mike Davis was an American historian, urban theorist, and political activist whose works reflected his commitment to Marxist ideology. He lived most of his life in southern California, and much of his work sought to explain the region’s geography and political economy. His 1990 book City of Quartz:

Mike Davis was an American historian, urban theorist, and political activist whose works reflected his commitment to Marxist ideology. He lived most of his life in southern California, and much of his work sought to explain the region’s geography and political economy. His 1990 book City of Quartz:

Miles Davis was an American jazz musician, a great trumpeter who as a bandleader and composer was one of the major influences on the art from the late 1940s. Davis grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, where his father was a prosperous dental surgeon. (In later years he often spoke of his

Miles Davis was an American jazz musician, a great trumpeter who as a bandleader and composer was one of the major influences on the art from the late 1940s. Davis grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, where his father was a prosperous dental surgeon. (In later years he often spoke of his

Mount Davis, highest point in Pennsylvania, U.S., at an elevation of 3,213 feet (979 meters). The peak is on a ridge of the Allegheny and Appalachian mountains in Somerset county, 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Somerset, near the Maryland

Nancy Reagan was an American first lady (1981–89)—the wife of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States—and actress, noted for her efforts to discourage drug use by American youths. Christened Anne Frances, she was quickly nicknamed Nancy by her mother and used that name throughout her

Martin Guerre: … as the impostor; the historian Natalie Zemon Davis, who advised the filmmakers, told the story and explored why the impostor succeeded in The Return of Martin Guerre, first published in French in 1982 and in English in 1983. Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s musical Martin Guerre opened in 1996.

Ossie Davis was an American writer, actor, director, and social activist who was known for his contributions to African American theatre and film and for his passionate support of civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was also noted for his artistic partnership with his wife, Ruby Dee, which was

Nancy Reagan: Marriage to Ronald Reagan and turn to politics: Their daughter, Patricia Ann (“Patti”) Reagan, was born in October, and their son, Ronald Prescott Reagan, in 1958; Ronald Reagan was already the father of a daughter, Maureen Reagan, and had adopted a son, Michael Reagan, with his first wife in 1945.

Nancy Reagan: Marriage to Ronald Reagan and turn to politics: Their daughter, Patricia Ann (“Patti”) Reagan, was born in October, and their son, Ronald Prescott Reagan, in 1958; Ronald Reagan was already the father of a daughter, Maureen Reagan, and had adopted a son, Michael Reagan, with his first wife in 1945.

Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis was an American feminist and social reformer, active in the early struggle for woman suffrage and the founder of an early periodical in support of that cause. Paulina Kellogg grew up from 1820, when her parents died, in the home of a strict and religious aunt in LeRoy,

The Bahamas: Independence of the The Bahamas: …to the PLP, whose leader, Philip Davis, became prime minister.

Ossie Davis was an American writer, actor, director, and social activist who was known for his contributions to African American theatre and film and for his passionate support of civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was also noted for his artistic partnership with his wife, Ruby Dee, which was

Raymond Davis, Jr. was an American physicist who, with Koshiba Masatoshi, won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2002 for detecting neutrinos. Riccardo Giacconi also won a share of the award for his work on X-rays. Davis received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1942. After military service during World

Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman to become a medical doctor in the United States and one of the first African Americans to write a medical book. She published A Book of Medical Discourses in 1883. At a time when most medical schools did not admit African Americans, and fewer than 300

Rebecca Blaine Harding Davis was an American essayist and writer, remembered primarily for her story “Life in the Iron Mills,” which is considered a transitional work of American realism. Rebecca Harding graduated from the Washington Female Seminary in 1848. An avid reader, she had begun dabbling

Chicago Seven: …the group; David Dellinger and Rennie Davis of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE); and John Froines and Lee Weiner, who were alleged to have made stink bombs—were tried on charges of criminal conspiracy and incitement to riot.

Richard Harding Davis was a U.S. author of romantic novels and short stories and the best known reporter of his generation. Davis studied at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins universities and in 1886 became a reporter on the Philadelphia Record. He then worked on various newspapers in Philadelphia and New

Taika Waititi: Jojo Rabbit and Reservation Dogs: …is about a boy (Roman Griffin Davis) who is an enthusiastic Nazi and has Adolf Hitler (Waititi) as his imaginary friend but then discovers and befriends a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) whom his mother (Scarlett Johansson) has hidden in the attic. The dark comedy was nominated for the Academy…

Bette Davis was a versatile, volatile American actress, whose raw, unbridled intensity kept her at the top of her profession for 50 years. Davis developed a taste for acting while attending her mother’s alma mater, Cushing Academy in Massachusetts. After gaining a smattering of experience in summer

Sammy Davis, Jr. was an American singer, dancer, and entertainer. At age three Davis began performing in vaudeville with his father and uncle, Will Mastin, in the Will Mastin Trio. Davis studied tap dancing under Bill (“Bojangles”) Robinson but never received a formal education. After serving in

Shani Davis is an American speed skater who was the first African American athlete to win an individual Winter Olympics gold medal. Davis learned to roller-skate at age two and a year later was skating so fast that he had to be slowed by the rink’s skate guards. He switched to ice skating at age

Sir Colin Davis was an English conductor, the foremost modern interpreter of the composer Hector Berlioz, whose complete orchestral and operatic works Davis recorded. Davis turned to conducting after studying clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London. He was appointed assistant conductor of

Sir Colin Davis was an English conductor, the foremost modern interpreter of the composer Hector Berlioz, whose complete orchestral and operatic works Davis recorded. Davis turned to conducting after studying clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London. He was appointed assistant conductor of

Oceanic literature: Early writings: …Oceania was Makutu (1960) by Thomas Davis, a Cook Islander, and Lydia Henderson, his New Zealand-born wife. Like their earlier autobiography, Doctor to the Islands (1954), it was written in English. The novel, which deals with the cultural conflict between Pacific and Western values in an imaginary land called Fenua…

Stuart Davis was an American abstract artist whose idiosyncratic Cubist paintings of urban landscapes presaged the use of commercial art and advertising by Pop artists of the 1960s. Davis grew up in an artistic environment. His father was a graphic artist and art editor of a Philadelphia newspaper,

Thomas Osborne Davis was an Irish writer and politician who was the chief organizer and poet of the Young Ireland movement. A Protestant who resented the traditional identification of Irish nationalism with Roman Catholic interests, he evolved, while at Trinity College, Dublin, an ideal of uniting

Richmond Bread Riot: …four, and Minerva Meredith, whom Varina Davis (the wife of President Davis) described as “tall, daring, Amazonian-looking,” the crowd of more than 100 women armed with axes, knives, and other weapons took their grievances to Letcher on April 2. Letcher listened, but his words failed to pacify the crowd, and…

Victor Davis was a Canadian swimmer, a fierce competitor who won four Olympic medals and 31 national titles. At the 1982 world championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Davis set a world record and won a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, he once again won a

Viola Davis is an American actress known for her precise, controlled performances and her regal presence. She accomplished the rare feat of winning the four major North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). Davis was raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island, where her

Geena Davis is an American actress who was skilled at comedic roles and brought charm and likability to eccentric characters. Davis studied drama at New England College and later at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, from which she graduated in 1979; she also worked in summer stock theatre.

Phoenix Suns: In 1977 the Suns drafted Walter Davis, who would go on to set the franchise scoring record during his 11 years with the team.

William Morris Davis was a U.S. geographer, geologist, and meteorologist who founded the science of geomorphology, the study of landforms. In 1870 he began three years of service as a meteorologist with the Argentine Meteorological Observatory, Córdoba. In 1876 he obtained a position with Harvard

Alexander Jackson Davis: …window type he later called Davisean—vertically unified, multistoried, and often recessed windows.

Emily Davison was a British activist who became a martyr to the cause of women’s suffrage when she entered the racetrack during the 1913 Epsom Derby and moved in front of King George V’s horse, which struck her while galloping at full force. She never regained consciousness. Davison was born to a

Emily Davison was a British activist who became a martyr to the cause of women’s suffrage when she entered the racetrack during the 1913 Epsom Derby and moved in front of King George V’s horse, which struck her while galloping at full force. She never regained consciousness. Davison was born to a

Wild Bill Davison was an American jazz cornet player who recorded some 800 songs and traveled extensively in his 70-year career. After playing in Ohio with the Ohio Lucky Seven, Davison moved to Chicago in the late 1920s and performed in legendary gangster-run nightclubs. He worked with

William Davison was a secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England, chiefly remembered for his part in the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. Of Scottish descent (by his own account), he went to Scotland as secretary to the English ambassador, Henry Killigrew, in 1566. He remained there for about 10

Wild Bill Davison was an American jazz cornet player who recorded some 800 songs and traveled extensively in his 70-year career. After playing in Ohio with the Ohio Lucky Seven, Davison moved to Chicago in the late 1920s and performed in legendary gangster-run nightclubs. He worked with

Clinton Joseph Davisson was an American experimental physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1937 with George P. Thomson of England for discovering that electrons can be diffracted like light waves, thus verifying the thesis of Louis de Broglie that electrons behave both as waves and as

North Kingstown: …includes the villages of Allenton, Davisville, Hamilton, Lafayette, Quonset Point, Saunderstown, Slocum, and Wickford (the administrative centre).

Michael Davitt was the founder of the Irish Land League (1879), which organized resistance to absentee landlordism and sought to relieve the poverty of the tenant farmers by securing fixity of tenure, fair rent, and free sale of the tenant’s interest. Davitt was the son of an evicted tenant farmer.

Davos, town, Graubünden canton, eastern Switzerland, consisting of two villages, Davos-Platz and Davos-Dorf, in the Davos Valley, on the Landwasser River, 5,118 feet (1,560 metres) above sea level. The town is mentioned in historical documents of 1160 and 1213; it was then inhabited by

World Economic Forum: …in 1988 of the “Davos Declaration,” a no-war agreement signed by Greece and Turkey, which were then on the brink of war because of underwater research being conducted by Turkish entities in areas near the Greek islands. The WEF subsequently helped pave the way for some significant diplomatic breakthroughs,…

Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt was a French marshal who was one of the most distinguished of Napoleon’s field commanders. Born into the noble family of d’Avout, he was educated at the École Royale Militaire in Paris and entered Louis XVI’s service as a second lieutenant in 1788. Amid the

Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt was a French marshal who was one of the most distinguished of Napoleon’s field commanders. Born into the noble family of d’Avout, he was educated at the École Royale Militaire in Paris and entered Louis XVI’s service as a second lieutenant in 1788. Amid the

Neue Sachlichkeit: Carlo Mense, Georg Scholz, and Heinrich Davringhausen.

fuel cell: Development of fuel cells: By mid-century O.K. Davtyan of the Soviet Union had published the results of experimental work on solid electrolytes for high-temperature fuel cells and for both high- and low-temperature alkaline electrolyte hydrogen-oxygen cells.

bass drum: …drums are the Turkish folk davul and the South Asian dhol.

Turkey: An emboldened Erdoğan and the AKP face resistance: Ahmet Davutoğlu took over the post of prime minister that same month. Davutoğlu, an AKP member who had previously served for five years as foreign minister under Erdoğan, was widely expected to follow the course set by his predecessor in both domestic and foreign affairs.

tactical nuclear weapons: …main warhead used on the Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifle, a portable warhead launcher that was crewed by a single soldier. The Davy Crockett could deliver a warhead to a target up to 2.5 miles away.

Walt Disney: Major films and television productions: The Zorro and Davy Crockett series were very popular with children, and a weekly showcase (known by several titles, including Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color) became a Sunday night fixture. The Mickey Mouse Club, a variety show featuring a cast of teenage performers known as the Mouseketeers,…

Nolichucky River: , impounds Davy Crockett Lake, named for the frontiersman, who was born (1786) on the river near Limestone. John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee, lived on the riverbank (1783–90) and was nicknamed “Nolichucky Jack.” The river was named for a Cherokee village, and the word probably means…

Davy Jones, the personification of the spirit of the sea, usually seen as a spirit malevolent to sailors. Davy Jones’s locker is a common phrase meaning the bottom of the ocean, the grave of those who die at

Davy lamp, safety lamp (q.v.) devised by Sir Humphry Davy in

Edward Davy was a physician, chemist, and inventor who devised the electromagnetic repeater for relaying telegraphic signals and invented an electrochemical telegraph in 1838. Davy, who wrote an Experimental Guide to Chemistry (1836), emigrated in 1839 to Australia, where, in addition to practicing

Sir Humphry Davy was an English chemist who discovered several chemical elements (including sodium and potassium) and compounds, invented the miner’s safety lamp, and became one of the greatest exponents of the scientific method. Davy was the elder son of middle-class parents who owned an estate in

John Davis was an English navigator who attempted to find the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic to the Pacific. Davis appears to have first proposed his plan to look for the Northwest Passage in 1583 to Sir Francis Walsingham, principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I. In 1585 he began

jackdaw, (species Corvus monedula), crowlike black bird with gray nape and pearly eyes of the family Corvidae (q.v.; order Passeriformes). Jackdaws, which are 33 cm (13 inches) long, breed in colonies in tree holes, cliffs, and tall buildings: their flocks fly in formation around the site. They lay

Aung San Suu Kyi is a politician and opposition leader of Myanmar, daughter of Aung San (a martyred national hero of independent Burma) and Khin Kyi (a prominent Burmese diplomat), and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991. She held multiple governmental posts from 2016, including that of

Mongolian literature: The 20th century and beyond: The poet Kögltin Dawa (David Kugultinov) is perhaps the most recognized of 20th-century Kalmyk writers. A politician who had previously been a soldier and a labour camp detainee, he wrote lyrics that, late in his career, attained great thoughtfulness. Some of his poems were collected in English…

Dawānī was a jurist and philosopher who was chiefly responsible for maintaining the traditions of Islamic philosophy in the 15th century. Dawānī’s family claimed descent from Abū Bakr (the first caliph of Islām). He received a traditional Islāmic education, first at Dawān, where he studied with his

Dawānī was a jurist and philosopher who was chiefly responsible for maintaining the traditions of Islamic philosophy in the 15th century. Dawānī’s family claimed descent from Abū Bakr (the first caliph of Islām). He received a traditional Islāmic education, first at Dawān, where he studied with his

Arabian Desert: Physiography: as Al-Rimah–Al-Bāṭin, Al-Sahbāʾ, and Dawāsir-Jawb, which carried vast loads of sediment from the interior toward the Persian Gulf. The Al-Dibdibah region once was the delta of Wadi Al-Rimah–Al-Bāṭin, and Al-Budūʿ Plain was the delta of Wadi Al-Sahbāʾ. The gravel plains of Raydāʾ and Abū Baḥr, and adjacent areas covered…

Arabian Desert: Physiography: as Al-Rimah–Al-Bāṭin, Al-Sahbāʾ, and Dawāsir-Jawb, which carried vast loads of sediment from the interior toward the Persian Gulf. The Al-Dibdibah region once was the delta of Wadi Al-Rimah–Al-Bāṭin, and Al-Budūʿ Plain was the delta of Wadi Al-Sahbāʾ. The gravel plains of Raydāʾ and Abū Baḥr, and adjacent areas covered…

Australian literature: Literature from 1970 to 2000: …Dog Fox Field [1990]), and Bruce Dawe, who evinced the Australian voice in his contemporary, journalistic poetry appearing in, for example, Sometimes Gladness (1978). Robert Gray continued the tradition of spare, almost Imagistic lyric verse in such volumes of his as Piano (1988) and Certain Things (1993). Robert Adamson and…

Tavoy, town, southern Myanmar (Burma). It lies at the head of the Tavoy River estuary on the Andaman Sea. Tavoy is a weaving centre and is engaged in coastal trade with northern Myanmar and the Malay Peninsula. It is served by an airport. A hunting reserve and Mamagan, a popular beach area, are

Dawenkou culture, Chinese Neolithic culture of c. 4500–2700 bc. It was characterized by the emergence of delicate wheel-made pots of various colours; ornaments of stone, jade, and bone; walled towns; and high-status burials involving ledges for displaying grave goods, coffin chambers, and the

Dawes General Allotment Act, (February 8, 1887), U.S. law providing for the distribution of Indian reservation land among individual Native Americans, with the aim of creating responsible farmers in the white man’s image. It was sponsored in several sessions of Congress by Sen. Henry L. Dawes of

Dawes Plan, arrangement for Germany’s payment of reparations after World War I. On the initiative of the British and U.S. governments, a committee of experts (with two members each from France, Belgium, Italy, Britain, and the United States), presided over by an American financier, Charles G.

Dawes General Allotment Act, (February 8, 1887), U.S. law providing for the distribution of Indian reservation land among individual Native Americans, with the aim of creating responsible farmers in the white man’s image. It was sponsored in several sessions of Congress by Sen. Henry L. Dawes of

Charles G. Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States (1925–29) in the Republican administration of President Calvin Coolidge. An ambassador and author of the “Dawes Plan” for managing Germany’s reparations payments after World War I, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace jointly

Charles G. Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States (1925–29) in the Republican administration of President Calvin Coolidge. An ambassador and author of the “Dawes Plan” for managing Germany’s reparations payments after World War I, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace jointly

Dawes General Allotment Act: Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts and finally was enacted in February 1887. Under its terms, the president determined the suitability of the recipients and issued the grants, usually by a formula of 160 acres (65 hectares) to each head of household and 80 acres (32…

Dawes General Allotment Act: Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts and finally was enacted in February 1887. Under its terms, the president determined the suitability of the recipients and issued the grants, usually by a formula of 160 acres (65 hectares) to each head of household and 80 acres (32…

Sophie Dawes, baroness de Feuchères was an English adventuress, mistress of the last survivor of the princes of Condé. The daughter of a drunken fisherman named Dawes, she grew up in the workhouse, went up to London as a servant, and became the mistress of the Duke de Bourbon, afterward the ninth

Paul Revere: Both he and his compatriot William Dawes reached Lexington separately and were able to warn Hancock and Adams to flee. The two men together with Samuel Prescott (ancestor of the Bush family, which would produce two U.S. presidents) then started for Concord, but they were soon stopped by a British…

William Rutter Dawes was an English astronomer known for his extensive measurements of double stars and for his meticulous planetary observations. Trained as a physician, Dawes practiced at Haddenham and (from 1826) Liverpool; subsequently he became a Nonconformist clergyman. In 1829 he set up a

Doha, city, capital of Qatar, located on the east coast of the Qatar Peninsula in the Persian Gulf. More than two-fifths of Qatar’s population lives within the city’s limits. Situated on a shallow bay indented about 3 miles (5 km), Doha has long been a locally important port. Because of offshore

Ikhwān: …October 1928 deposed Ibn Humayd, al-Dawish, and Ibn Hithlayn, the leaders of the revolt. A massacre of Najd merchants by Ibn Humayd in 1929, however, forced Ibn Saud to confront the rebellious Ikhwān militarily, and, in a major battle fought in March on the plain of Al-Sabalah (near Al-Arṭāwiyyah), Ibn…

Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, ethologist, and popular-science writer who emphasized the gene as the driving force of evolution and generated significant controversy with his enthusiastic advocacy of atheism. Dawkins spent his early childhood in Kenya, where his father was

The Artful Dodger, fictional character in Charles Dickens’s novel Oliver Twist (1837–39). The Artful Dodger is a precocious streetwise boy who introduces the protagonist Oliver to the thief Fagin and his gang of children, who work as thieves and

Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, ethologist, and popular-science writer who emphasized the gene as the driving force of evolution and generated significant controversy with his enthusiastic advocacy of atheism. Dawkins spent his early childhood in Kenya, where his father was

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), transnational jihad movement that has orchestrated or inspired numerous terrorist attacks around the world, including the Paris attacks of 2015, the Brussels bombings of 2016, the Orlando shooting of 2016, and the New Orleans attack of 2025. The organization

Kuwait, country of the Arabian Peninsula located in the northwestern corner of the Persian Gulf. A small emirate nestled between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Kuwait is situated in a section of one of the driest, least-hospitable deserts on Earth. Its shore, however, includes Kuwait Bay, a deep harbour on

Bābur: Early years: of Delhi, but the governor, Dawlat Khan Lodī, resented Ibrāhīm’s attempts to diminish his authority. By 1524 Bābur had invaded the Punjab three more times but was unable to master the tangled course of Punjab and Delhi politics sufficiently enough to achieve a firm foothold. Yet it was clear that…

Qatar, independent emirate on the west coast of the Persian Gulf. The small country has tremendous influence as a trusted mediator between rivals in the region and as one of the world’s largest exporters of natural gas. It has also garnered international attention through its popular television

Persian literature: Modern Iran: …stands the social realism of Mahmoud Dawlatabadi. His great novel Kalīdar, published in 10 parts (1978–84), depicts the lives of nomads in the plains of Khorāsān, the author’s native region.

Dawlish, town (parish), Teignbridge district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It is situated on the English Channel, just north-northeast ot Teignmouth. Dawlish became fashionable in the 19th century and is featured in the novels of Charles Dickens and Jane

Dawn, U.S. spacecraft that orbited the large asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn was launched September 27, 2007, and flew past Mars on February 17, 2009, to help reshape its trajectory toward the asteroid belt. Dawn arrived at Vesta on July 16, 2011, and orbited Vesta until September

sunlight: …tints to the sky at dawn and dusk.

Michelangelo: The Medici Chapel: …otherwise they form a contrast: Dawn, a virginal figure, strains upward along her curve as if trying to emerge into life; Night is asleep, but in a posture suggesting stressful dreams.

Gustav Ucicky: Morgenrot (1932; Dawn), which gained some recognition both in Europe and the United States, is a realistic story of U-boat warfare and depicts the dangerous and tenuous life in a submarine. Flüchtlinge (1933; “Refugees”) was crudely anti-Soviet and was followed by several other propaganda films. After the…

blind snake: Anomalepids (early blind snakes) and leptotyphlopids (threadsnakes and wormsnakes) are slender, and species of both families are seldom more than 30 cm (12 inches) long from snout to vent and grow to a maximum of 40 cm (16 inches) in total length. The anomalepids are made…

The Weeknd: Breakthrough and albums: …year his fifth studio album, Dawn FM, appeared. The work was described as a “dance party in purgatory,” and it was narrated by Jim Carrey with guest appearances by Quincy Jones, Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys, and Tyler, the Creator.