machination Definition: (noun) A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end. Synonyms: intrigue Usage: During his early youth he had to contend against the machinations of a malignant uncle, who would have robbed him of […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor All Prayers For “Tom Terrific” All Mets Fans and the entire baseball world have their thoughts and prayers for Tom Seaver. The New York Mets icon was diagnosed with dementia and late Thursday afternoon the […]
Pieter Cornelis “Piet” Mondrian (1872) Mondrian was a Dutch painter whose work foreshadowed the rise of abstract art in the 1940s and 1950s. He went to Paris in 1910 where he developed his geometric, nonobjective style, which he called neoplasticism. […]
The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
downplay Definition: (verb) Represent as less significant or important. Synonyms: understate, minimize Usage: As the police interrogated him, Henry tried desperately to downplay his role in the bank robbery. Discuss.
At NATO Headquarters in Brussels on February Sixth, the Permanent Representatives to NATO of the 29 members of the Alliance signed the Accession Protocol for the future Republic of North Macedonia. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of […]
Joel 2:12 NKJV “Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” Today is Ash Wednesday, a day that marks the beginning of Lent. Lent extends a period of […]
Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619) Cyrano de Bergerac was a French writer and freethinker who satirized the customs and beliefs of his time. He wrote two romances about visits to the moon that are classics of early modern science fiction […]
Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)
hoarfrost Definition: (noun) Frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface. Synonyms: rime Usage: In the morning, one will arise as fresh as a lark and look at the window, and see the fields overlaid with hoarfrost, and […]
News12 Is Sponsoring a Bronx Food Fight Vote for your favorite restaurant… The Food Fight battle continues on News 12 The Bronx! The submissions have been tallied. Here are your Top 12 places to eat in The Bronx. Be sure […]
Gerardus Mercator (1512) Mercator was a Flemish geographer, mathematician, and cartographer who perfected the first map using the Mercator projection, the translation of the spherical earth to a two-dimensional flat plane. In it, parallels and meridians are rendered as straight […]
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit on a […]
steadfast Definition: (adjective) Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. Synonyms: unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, firm, steady, stiff Usage: He remained steadfast in his belief that he had done the right thing. Discuss.
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