Richard Avedon (1923) A major figure in fashion photography, Avedon studied photography in the US Merchant Marine. He became a regular contributor to Harper’s Bazaar in the 1940s and was later was associated with Vogue. Known for his stark, black-and-white […]
As to the sufferers, whose sole inheritance was labor, and who had lost that inheritance; who could not get work, and consequently could not get wages, and consequently could not get bread; they were left to suffer on, perhaps inevitably […]
Cudbear Definition: (noun) A purplish-red dye derived from certain lichens. Synonyms: Archil, Orchil Usage: The monks secured a small sample of cudbear to see if it could be used in their illuminated manuscripts.
Chairman Crowley, Rep. Bera on International Basketball Federation Decision to End Discriminatory Policy on Articles of Faith (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Congressman Ami Bera (D-Calif.) released a joint statement today on the International […]
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316) Charles IV was a 14th-century Holy Roman Emperor, German king, and king of Bohemia. He was educated at the French court and fought the English at Crécy, where the heroic death of his father, […]
One soweth and another reapeth is a verity that applies to evil as well as good. George Eliot (1819-1880)
Hellion Definition: (noun) A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person. Synonyms: Devil, Heller Usage: He chased the young hellions out of his yard, but the boys had already trampled his wife’s precious flowerbeds, and the blooms could not be salvaged.
Sunday, May 14 — Today is Mother’s Day — one of the nation’s most revered national observances, with meaning beyond flowers, cards and brunches. The idea started in 1908 with Anna Jarvis of West Virginia to honor her deceased mother […]
Perdition Definition: (noun) The abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment. Synonyms: Hell, Infernal region, Nether region, The pit, Inferno Usage: She feared the fires of perdition and listened closely to the preacher’s sermon […]
Maria Theresa of Austria (1717) Maria Theresa became Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Bohemia and Hungary upon the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. Lacking a male heir, he had initiated the Pragmatic Sanction providing for […]
Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
Saturday, May 13 — Today marks the 410th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, at Jamestown, Virginia. Captains John Smith and Christopher Newport were among the leaders of a group […]
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