New York City FC and Concacaf today announced that the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (SCCL) Quarterfinal home leg against Mexican team Club Tigres UANL will be played at Red Bull Arena on Wednesday March 11 at 8:00 p.m. NYCFC secured a place in […]
Linus Carl Pauling (1901) An American chemist, Pauling was the first person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes: one for chemistry in 1954 and one for peace in 1962. He was one of the first to study molecular structure using quantum mechanics, and he made discoveries in biochemistry and medicine. In the 1950s, he became concerned about nuclear weapons testing and radioactive fallout and wrote an appeal—signed by thousands of scientists—to halt such tests. What publication called his peace prize “A Weird Insult from Norway”? More…
It’s so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn’t it? Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
inebriate Definition: (verb) Fill with sublime emotion. Synonyms: beatify, exhilarate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill Usage: He receives your propositions with an enthusiasm which cheers, and plunges into their accomplishment with an alacrity which almost inebriates. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor One after another and injuries as it was last year for the Yankees. They set the MLB record for injured players last season, 30, and replacements were capable of getting them 100 wins and a […]
Hugo LaFayette Black (1886) Black was a US Supreme Court Justice for 34 years. A prominent supporter of the New Deal, he was also in the majority that struck down mandatory school prayer and guaranteed the availability of legal counsel to suspected criminals. He was known for an absolutist belief in the Bill of Rights, and his last major opinion supported the right of The New York Times to publish the Pentagon Papers, which revealed improper government conduct. To what secret society did Black once belong? More…
I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
well-disposed Definition: (adjective) Inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile. Synonyms: friendly, favorable Usage: Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor NYCFC is again in turmoil with their inability to host games at Yankee Stadium. With their MLS season set to commence against Dallas FC at Yankee Stadium on March 16th, the team Wednesday night played the […]
It was billed as a 1400 Blondell Avenue Town Hall meeting. Above that on the flyer were photos of Assemblyman Michael Benedetto and Councilman Mark Gjonaj and the logos from NYC Bronx Community Board 10 and 11, with each name below […]
By Philip Foglia Gallup Polls indicate that most Americans believe that the economy, health care, immigration and race relations are vexing issues confronting the country. Add foreign wars and the environment and stress levels in America run high. These issues […]
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR BEATING EX-GIRLFRIEND, BITING HER FACE Defendant Also Bribed Victim to Stop Her From Testifying Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to six years […]
Christopher Marlowe (1564) A shoemaker’s son, Marlowe attended Cambridge University and then became an actor and dramatist in London. His plays, such as Dr. Faustus and The Jew of Malta, often center on a heroic personality ruined by his own ambition. Most critics hold that the poetic beauty of his language elevates his plays’ violence to high art, and many believe that he influenced Shakespeare’s work. At 29, he was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl, possibly due to his involvement in what covert activity? More…
I do know my own mind…The trouble is, my mind changes and then I have to get acquainted with it all over again. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
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