John Cage (1912) Cage was an American avant-garde composer and writer. In the 1930s, he began writing all-percussion pieces and proclaimed the use of noise as the next musical horizon. In 1938, he introduced the “prepared piano,” an instrument whose sound is radically modified by various objects placed on the strings. He developed the idea of indeterminacy, music that is not strictly controlled. The notorious 4’33”, probably his most famous piece, consists of 4 minutes and 33 seconds of what? More…

Thank goodness…I was never sent to school…it would have rubbed off some of the originality. Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) 

connivance  Definition: (noun) Agreement on a secret plot. Synonyms: collusion Usage: If you escaped, Salensus Oll would know that only through my connivance could you have succeeded. Discuss.

Jacobi Hospital is where the 49th Precinct SUV (Stand Up to Violence) is located, and the hospital lobby was the perfect place for Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez to present the SUV team with a check for Twenty-Thousand dollars to continue the […]

BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK ANNOUNCES HIRING OF 63 ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS           Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced the appointment of 63 new Assistant District Attorneys to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office.          District Attorney Clark said, “This […]

BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF WOMAN HE ASSAULTED AND PLIED WITH HEROIN TO KEEP HER AS PROSTITUTE  Authorities Suspect Other Victims; Encourage Them to Come Forward Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man […]

Richard Wright (1908) Wright was an American author whose works helped redefine discussions of race in the mid-20th century. The grandson of slaves, he grew up in poverty in the American south. The fictionalized autobiography Black Boy (1945)vividly describes his often harsh childhood and youth. He first came to wide attention with a collection of short stories titled Uncle Tom’s Children (1938) and published his bestselling novel Native Son two years later. Why was he blacklisted in Hollywood? More…

I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don’t. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

importune  Definition: (verb) Beg persistently and urgently. Synonyms: insist Usage: She had come to the conclusion that he spoke no other English, and so she ceased to importune him for information. Discuss.

 The Castle Hill Little League ballfield came alive Saturday for the Annual Carrion Movement Softball game and Book Bag Giveaway. The softball game ended with the opposing team defeating the Carrion Movement team for the first time in three years. […]

Friends of Pelham Parkway Clean Up, Weed, Mulch, and Plant Flowers   It was a beautiful Saturday morning as twenty-five volunteers showed up to clean, remove weeds, mulch, and plant flowers at the Wallace Avenue walkway of North Pelham Parkway. […]