Colette (1873) In her highly eventful life, French novelist Colette freely flouted convention and repeatedly scandalized the public, but by her later years, she had become a national icon. Her numerous novels are marked by sensitive observations—particularly of women—and an intimate style. Among her works are The Vagabond, a fictionalized account of her time as a music-hall performer, and Gigi, a comedy about a girl reared to be courtesan. In 1907, she nearly caused a riot by doing what on stage? More…

And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared. Homer (900 BC-800 BC)

bowdlerize Definition: (verb) Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. Synonyms: expurgate, sanitize Usage: The publisher refused to bowdlerize the classic novel, so the school board voted to place it on the district’s banned books list. Discuss.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man who was active in an anti-gun violence group has been indicted for fatally shooting a man in August 2020.           District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly […]

I have never seen anybody do the two-step shuffle like Dr. Anthony Fauci. What’s even worse every time he shuffled did a two-step or flip-flop Trump was blame for it. Let me take you through the flip-flopping the two stepping […]

Bronx, NY- “Last night’s shooting of Officer Daniel Vargas, a six-year veteran of the NYPD and a member of the Gun Violence Suppression Division is a grim reminder of how important it is to get guns off our streets.  Gun buy-back […]

Soong Ch’ing-ling (1893) Born to an influential Chinese family, Soong was educated in the US. She returned to China, became prominent in revolutionary politics, and married Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary 26 years her senior now known as the father of modern China. She and her sisters—along with their husbands, including Chiang Kai-shek—became some of the most significant political figures in the Communist government, with Soong becoming vice chair after Sun’s death. What magazine, still in publication, did she found? More…

In free society, art is not a weapon and it does not belong to the sphere of polemics and ideology. Artists are not engineers of the soul. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

entwine Definition: (verb) Spin, wind, or twist together. Synonyms: interlace Usage: He entwined his fingers with hers. Discuss.

As I reviewed and read the various Executive Orders from President Biden during the first 48 hours I am truly stunned at the complete level of incompetency I am witnessing coming out of this White House. The very thing that […]

WHAT:          Wreath laying at the nation’s only memorial to Dominican soldiers who fought for the United States in World War II   WHEN:          Wednesday, January 27, 2021 11:00 AM   WHERE:       Bronx Community College 2155 University Avenue Bronx, NY 10453 (opposite Nelson Hall) […]

As a committed union member, I know first hand how workers benefit from union membership. I was therefore honored to stand with Teamsters Local 202 in support of the workers at The Hunts Point Produce Market. These essential workers kept […]

On March 11th there was a proposal to Community Board 11 for a second two-hundred adult men’s homeless shelter. This one is located at 1682 Stillwell Avenue to a height of six stories. The site is a closed former auto […]

Buunni Coffee located at 3702 Riverdale Avenue which has been open for over three years will be closing its doors at the end of January because it can not continue to operate at a loss as it has been since […]

Maria Augusta von Trapp (1905) Born in Austria and orphaned at a young age, Maria Kutschera planned to become a nun in Salzburg. Instead, she met Baron Georg von Trapp while tutoring one of his seven children. They were married in 1927 and had three children together. After financial trouble, the family began to sing professionally, then fled Nazi Europe for the US. Today, the family operates a lodge in Vermont. Maria’s 1949 memoir was adapted into The Sound of Music. What became of the family’s home in Austria? More…