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Whose Birthday Is It? September 12, 2020
Henry Louis “H.L.” Mencken (1880) Often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century, Mencken was a journalist, satirist, social critic, and cynic known as the “Sage of Baltimore,” for the city where he lived his entire life. Perhaps best remembered for his satirical reporting on the Scopes evolution trial, which he dubbed the “Monkey trial,” Mencken was frequently critical of myriad institutions. Why did the Arkansas legislature pass a motion in 1931 to pray for Mencken’s soul? More…
Quote of the Day: September 12, 2020
To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is . . . the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)
Word of the Day: September 12, 2020
hilarity Definition: (noun) Great merriment. Synonyms: glee, mirthfulness Usage: When she was gone, I felt as if there was to be no more fun—though it is difficult to say what she had contributed to the hilarity of the party. Discuss
Whose Birthday Is It? September 11, 2020
David Herbert “D.H.” Lawrence (1885) Lawrence was an English writer whose works condemned industrial society and explored sexuality, often drawing on his own life for inspiration. Now noted for their intensity and erotic sensuality, several of his works, including Lady Chatterley’s Lover, were banned as obscene. Persecuted for being a pacifist and shunned for having a German wife during World War I, he left England forever. He died of tuberculosis in France. Lawrence once acquired a ranch in New Mexico in exchange for what? More…
Quote of the Day: September 11, 2020
My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child’s nature, as a flower blooms, rather than crammed it, like a Strasbourg goose, with more than it could digest. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
Word of the Day: September 11, 2020
privation Definition: (noun) Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life. Synonyms: neediness, want Usage: They endured years of privation during the war and were used to going without. Discuss.
Whose Birthday Is It? September 10, 2020
Hilda Doolittle, AKA H.D. (1886) Born in Pennsylvania, Doolittle traveled to Europe in 1911 and stayed there the rest of her life. In England, under the influence of Ezra Pound, she became associated with the imagists and developed into one of the most original poets of the group. She combined classical themes with modernist techniques to create clear, impersonal, sensuous verse. Doolittle, who became an icon of the gay-rights and feminist movements after her death, was once involved in a love triangle with what other writers? More…
Quote of the Day: September 10, 2020
In many ways doth the full heart reveal The presence of the love it would conceal. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
Word of the Day: September 10, 2020
prodigality Definition: (noun) The trait of spending extravagantly. Synonyms: profligacy, extravagance Usage: She spent her first half-year’s dividend from the Venice Hotel Company, with characteristic prodigality, in presents for the children. Discuss.
Whose Birthday Is It? September 9, 2020
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828) Tolstoy was a Russian novelist and philosopher. Considered one of the world’s greatest writers, he is perhaps most famous for his masterpieces, War and Peace, a vast prose epic of the Napoleonic invasion of 1812, and Anna Karenina, about the tragedy of a woman’s faith in romantic love. Tolstoy was an anarchist and disapproved of all organizations based on the premise of force, including the government and the church. How many characters are there in War and Peace? More…
Quote of the Day: September 9, 2020
The knight’s bones are dust, And his good sword rust; His soul is with the saints, I trust. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
Word of the Day: September 9, 2020
stopgap Definition: (noun) An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient. Synonyms: make-do, makeshift Usage: This is not an acceptable long term solution, just a stopgap. Discuss.
Whose Birthday Is It? September 8, 2020
Alfred Jarry (1873) Jarry was a French writer. After exhausting the inheritance that had allowed him to move to Paris at 18, he led a life of calculated buffoonery. His 1896 farce, Ubu Roi, is considered a forerunner of theatre of the absurd and of Surrealism. It featured the grotesque Père Ubu, a repulsive and cowardly hero based on one of his former teachers. The brilliant imagery and wit of his works usually lapse into unintelligible symbolism. A heavy drinker, he died at 34. What was his last request? More…
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