Charles Dickens (1812) When Dickens was a boy, his father was placed in debtors’ prison. As a result, he was withdrawn from school and forced to work in a factory—an experience that deeply influenced his future writings. Now regarded as […]
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
fritter Definition: (verb) Spend frivolously and unwisely. Synonyms: fool away, dissipate, shoot Usage: Our English youth fritters away its time in idleness and pleasure-seeking. Discuss.
It’s Down to 17 Candidates for the Special Election for Public Advocate By Robert Press It began with twenty-three people handing in petitions to run for the vacant NYC Public Advocate Special Election called for February 26, 2019. Through various […]
The European Union (EU) suffered a major setback as the British Parliament defeated, by a vote of 432 to 202, a “Brexit” deal which sought to negate the actual effect of the June 2016 vote by the British people to leave the […]
Eva Braun (1912) Braun, a saleswoman in the shop of Adolf Hitler’s photographer, became Hitler’s mistress in the 1930s. Although she lived in homes provided by Hitler throughout their courtship—first in a house in Munich and later in his Berchtesgaden […]
The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)
lordosis Definition: (noun) An abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column. Synonyms: hollow-back Usage: Ethan’s lordosis made it difficult for him to maintain an erect posture. Discuss.
Overall Crime increases in the Bronx 5.68% For The First Two Weeks of 2019 By Robert Press Police Department City of New York Volume 26 Number 2 CompStat Bronx Report Through 1/13/2019 compared to 2018. Year to Date* Two Weeks […]
Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1900) Stevenson was an American politician and lawyer. After serving as assistant to the Secretary of the Navy during WWII and as a member of the US mission to the UN, he was elected governor of Illinois […]
Towns are excrescences, gray fluxions, where men, hurrying to find one another, have lost themselves. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
discourtesy Definition: (noun) A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. Synonyms: offense Usage: Over-much civility is sometimes no better than over-much discourtesy, for, as the saying is, one can choke a […]
New York City FC today announced that Alexandru Mitriță has joined the Club as a Designated Player on a permanent transfer from Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Craiova pending receipt of ITC/Visa. The 23-year-old Romanian international, who can play as an […]
Executive ADA Odalys C. Alonso Will Be Honored By DAASNY Today Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that Executive Assistant District Attorney Odalys C. Alonso is a recipient of the Morgenthau Award from the District Attorneys Association of […]
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