S.Y. Agnon (1888) Agnon was an Israeli writer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest modern Hebrew novelists and short-story writers. Born into a Polish Galician family in what is now Ukraine, Agnon settled in Palestine in 1907.His fiction explores Jewish life from the late 18th century to the post-WWI period. The Day Before Yesterday, perhaps his greatest novel,examines the problems faced by the westernized Jewish immigrant to Israel. In 1966, Agnon shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with whom? More…

It is curious how instinctively one protects the image of oneself from idolatry or any other handling that could make it ridiculous, or too unlike the original to be believed in any longer. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) 

meddlesome  Definition: (adjective) Intrusive in a meddling or offensivemanner. Synonyms: busybodied, interfering, officious Usage: Though she means well, my meddlesome motherinvariably drives away all of my boyfriends with herunwelcome intrusions. Discuss.

Saint Clare of Assisi (1194) Born to a noble family, Chiara Offreduccio,now St. Clare of Assisi, was deeply influenced by fellow Assisian St. Francis. Refusing to marry, she instead fled to a chapel where he received her vows. She later became abbess of a female religious community that included her sister and mother. The Second Order of St. Francis, or Poor Clares, adopted the absolute poverty of St. Francis but was strictly cloistered, unlike its counterpart, the Franciscans. Why is Clare the patron saint of television? More…

Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult. George Eliot (1819-1880)

colewort  Definition: (noun) A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves thatdo not form a head. Synonyms: borecole, kale Usage: Although he thought his aunt’s boiled colewort wasdisgusting, Harold politely ate the meal withoutcomplaint. Discuss. 

Cases of Interest for the Week of July 15, 2019 Monday, July 15, 2019 ADAJudgePart #Status Defendant Name Case Details Kane, A.—FAAppearance Manuel Colon Charged with Attempted Murder in the second-degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon and additional charges. The defendant […]

STATEMENT FROM BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK ON RETIREMENT OF CORPORATION COUNSEL ZACHARY W. CARTER           “I congratulate Zachary W. Carter on his retirement after a lifetime of public service. His six years as the city’s Corporation Counsel capped […]

Jacques Derrida (1930) Derrida was an Algerian-born French philosopher whose critique of Western philosophy encompasses literature, linguistics,and psychoanalysis. In his famously dense and complex writings, he attempted to take apart, or “deconstruct,” the edifice of Western metaphysics and reveal what he deemed its incompatible foundations. His thought is based on his disapproval of the search for an ultimate metaphysical certainty. Why was Derrida so controversial among many of his fellow philosophers? More…

Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure,and intimate when he is rich or famous. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)