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Kael
U.S. film critic. Born in Petaluma, Cal., she managed an art-film theater in Berkeley (1955-60) while writing film reviews for magazines and broadcasting her reviews on network radio. After a collection of her reviews and essays, I Lost It at the Movies (1965), gained her national attention, she moved to New York and became film critic for The New Yorker (1968-91). Her witty, biting, highly opinionated, and sharply focused reviews (of which five more collections were eventually published) made her perhaps the most influential film critic of all time.


Kalb
German army officer. He served in a German regiment of the French infantry from 1743. In 1768 the French sent him on a secret mission to the Amer. colonies to determine their attitude toward Britain. In 1776 he obtained a commission in the Continental Army and served with G. Washington at Valley Forge. He joined Gen. H. Gates at Camden, S.C., in an abortive attack on British forces. After Gates was driven from the field, Kalb fought on and was mortally wounded.


kale
Loose-leafed, edible plant (Brassica oleracea 'acephala') derived from the cabbage, in the mustard family. Common (or Scotch) and Buda kale have stems up to 2 ft (60 cm) long, carrying a rosette of elongated, dark-bluish-green, wavy or frilled leaves. Grown mainly for autumn and winter harvest because cold improves the eating quality of this hardy vegetable, kale is usually served cooked. It is highly nutritious. See also collard.


Kalf
Dutch painter. He is among the best-known Dutch painters of still lifes, a choice of subject matter influenced by a stay in Paris. His early works depict kitchen interiors, with such elements as gourds and pots strewn on the floor. His later paintings feature luxurious, expensive objects such as Venetian glass and Chinese porcelain, painted with restraint and richness of texture. Works such as Still Life with a Nautilus Cup (c.1660) were popular among Amsterdam's wealthy.


Kali
Destructive and devouring Hindu goddess. She is a terrifying aspect of Devi, who in other forms appears as peaceful and benevolent. Kali is commonly associated with death, violence, sexuality, and, paradoxically, with motherly love. She is usually depicted as a hideous, black-faced hag smeared with blood. In her four hands she holds a sword, a shield, the severed head of a giant, and a noose for strangling. Nearly naked, she wears a garland of skulls and a girdle of severed hands. She is often shown standing or dancing on her husband, Shiva. Kali developed her taste for blood from killing the demon Raktavija. Until the 19th cent. the thugs of India worshiped Kali and offered their victims to her.


Kama
In Indian mythology, the god of love. In the Vedic age he personified cosmic desire or the creative impulse, and he was called the first-born of primeval chaos. He was later often depicted as a handsome youth ...

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