By Robert Press The street in front of the Masijd Noorul Hoda Mosque on Young Street in the Bronx was filled with people who came to show solidarity with the shooting victims at a New Zealand Mosque last week. This […]
Marcel Marceau (1923) Marceau was a French actor and mime who gained renown in 1947 with the creation of Bip, a sad, white-faced clown with a tall, battered hat—reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp. Noted for his eloquent, deceptively simple portrayals, […]
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
first-class Definition: (adjective) Very good; of the highest quality. Synonyms: excellent, fantabulous, splendid Usage: The power of the lantern seemed increased a hundredfold, like a lamp through the lenticular plates of a first-class lighthouse. Discuss.
Friday, March 22nd. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on sex as well as race in hiring, promoting and firing. While this act is a famous landmark in the national effort to assure equality of treatment, its […]
Should Venezuela’s Chavistas and Afghanistan’s Taliban have a role in the new governments that will soon take power? That’s the thinking of the foreign policy establishment, as well as the mantra of the chattering classes. They may both be wrong. Put the […]
Joseph Fourier (1768) Fourier was a French mathematician and Egyptologist. As an engineer on the Egyptian expedition led by Napoleon—who later made him a baron—he conducted anthropological investigations and wrote the preface to the monumental Description de l’Égypte, whose publication […]
A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
corpuscle Definition: (noun) (Nontechnical usage) A tiny piece of anything. Synonyms: mote, particle, speck, atom, molecule Usage: I would not touch one corpuscle of that germ-ridden filth. Discuss.
Thursday, March 21st. This is Single Parent’s Day — observed on this date every year since 1984 to recognize all those women and men who are raising children without partners. Single-parent families may result not just from out-of-wedlock births, but […]
YANKEES AND LEGENDS HOSPITALITY UNVEIL 2019 YANKEE STADIUM DINING MENU AVAILABLE TO ALL FANS — YANKEES TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GUESTS SOCIAL GATHERING SPACES AND CREATIVE BALLPARK FOOD The New York Yankees today unveiled numerous new exciting dining options which will be available […]
Henrik Ibsen (1828) Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, is considered the father of modern theater. Emphasizing character over plot, he explored psychological conflicts stemming from frustrated love and destructive family relationships, and he addressed social problems such as political corruption and […]
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
exhume Definition: (verb) Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies. Synonyms: disinter Usage: Hoping to uncover evidence of foul play, the police chief ordered that the body be exhumed. Discuss.
Wednesday, March 20th. Banks had operated in America for about a half century before someone tried to make an unauthorized withdrawal. On this date in 1831, Edward Smith committed the country’s first bank robbery — hitting the City Bank on […]
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