visage Definition: (noun) The face or facial expression of a person. Synonyms: physiognomy, smiler, kisser, phiz, countenance, mug Usage: A small bonnet of black silk … was placed on the back of her head, but so as not to shade her visage in the least. Discuss.
Doris Lessing (1919) Lessing is a British writer and winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. Born in Iran, she moved with her family to a farm in what was Southern Rhodesia in 1924 and lived there until 1949, when she settled in England and began her writing career. Her work often addresses social and political themes, particularly the place of women in society. The Golden Notebook, her most widely read novel, is considered a feminist classic, although Lessing herself has said what about feminists? More…
She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older—the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
gormandize Definition: (verb) Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. Synonyms: binge, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overeat, overindulge, pig out, scarf out, satiate, stuff Usage: After June all the little Court Society of Pumpernickel used to … make for a hundred watering-places, where they drank at the wells, … rushed with hundreds of their kind to gormandize at the tables d’hote, and idled away the summer. Discuss.
17 New York State elected officials enjoy ‘phenomenal’ racing experience, and friendly competition on the track at Empire City Casino on Saturday (Yonkers, NY) – It wasn’t parimutuel but rather political bragging rights that were up for grabs Saturday night (Oct. […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Aroldis Chapman threw a slider to Jose Altuve Saturday night in Houston in the ninth inning and again the Houston Astros for the second time in three years denied the Yankees another World Series opportunity. […]
Joseph A. Cognitore | NY State Senate Joseph A. Cognitore Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 Joseph A. Cognitore proudly served in Vietnam from April 1969 through March 1971, where he held the ranks of Acting Platoon Sergeant and […]
Sir Georg Solti (1912) Solti was a Hungarian-born British conductor. Not long after making his piano debut at age 12, he decided he wanted to conduct. He returned to piano during WWII and won the 1942 Geneva International Competition. After the war, he began conducting again and led orchestras all over Europe and the US. As director of the Royal Opera House, he made the first full recording of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle, one of history’s most celebrated recordings. How did he earn the nickname “the screaming skull”? More…
It is a maxim among these lawyers that whatever has been done before, may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to record all the decisions formerly made against common justice, and the general reason of mankind. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
rapturous Definition: (adjective) Experiencing or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight. Synonyms: rapt, rhapsodic Usage: The audience greeted the speaker with rapturous applause. Discuss.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted for Murder and Manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend. District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly stabbed the victim, his girlfriend, in the […]
On Monday, October 21, 2019 (TOMORROW), Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., will head to Joyce Kilmer Park to urge cyclists from all over the world to participate in the 25th annual Tour de Bronx. Established in 1994, by the […]
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By Robert PressTelling the audience gathered at the Union Community Health Center located at 260 East 188th Street that seventy-four million Americans have no dental care Councilman Ritchie Torres said that that there are seventy-four dentists for every hundred thousand […]
Wednesday, October 23rd 11 am – 2 pm Atrium (Jacobi Building 8 Lobby)1400 Pelham Parkway South Bronx, NY 10461 Join NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi’s Health & Empowerment Center to raise awareness about HIV prevention through PrEP and PEP. PrEP screening […]
Sunday, October 20th. Today is the start of National Chemistry Week, an annual event held to raise public awareness of chemistry in the modern world. Coordinated by the American Chemical Society, the effort involves businesses, schools and individuals in communicating […]
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