He would always feel for her that impersonal admiration which is inspired by anything very large, like the Empire State Building or the Grand Canyon of Arizona. P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)

embellish Definition: (verb) Add details to. Synonyms: aggrandize, pad, embroider, lard, dramatize, blow up Usage: My friends are always suspicious of my stories, because I tend to embellish the facts for dramatic effect. Discuss.

Joseph Heller (1923) As a bombardier with the US Air Force during World War II, American writer Joseph Heller flew 60 combat missions. He drew on his wartime experiences when writing his darkly humorous novel Catch-22 (1961), a satiric commentary on the absurdity of war and bureaucracy. One of the most significant works of postwar protest literature, it was a huge critical success. What did Heller famously reply when asked why he had not written anything else as good as Catch-22? More…

To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something, while to secure it in this world we must do something. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)

abhorrence Definition: (noun) Hate coupled with disgust. Synonyms: detestation, execration, loathing, odium, abomination Usage: I took her hand and violently dashed it from me, with an expression of abhorrence and indignation that could not be suppressed. Discuss.

Kaspar Hauser (1812) In 1828, a teenage boy appeared in Nuremberg, Germany, carrying a letter that stated he had been placed in the care of the anonymous author as an infant. This caretaker claimed to have taught the boy reading, writing, and religion but never let him leave the house. The boy barely spoke but confirmed that he had been kept in a dark prison hole. In the following years, he sustained several mysterious injuries, and he was fatally stabbed in 1833. Who is thought to have been behind his death? More…

Man’s desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has brought his enemy within his gates; and it keeps watch over him, vigilant always in the interests of its master to crush any half-formed desire to break away from the herd. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

comely Definition: (adjective) Very pleasing to the eye. Synonyms: bonny, sightly, fair Usage: The door was opened by a comely young woman, with ruddy cheeks and a bright, kind eye that promised conversation. Discuss.

NYLCVEF Holds CD-15 Virtual Environmental Candidate Forum Bronx, N.Y. – Bronx voters yesterday had the opportunity to ask candidates for Congressional District 15 where they stand on the environment. The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) hosted […]

  BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK STATEMENT ON 2020 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK Bronx DA Office Assisting Crime Victims During COVID-19 Crisis Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today that National Crime Victims’ Rights Week began yesterday […]

BRONX WEEK 2020 CANCELLED IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC Dear Friend, We are disappointed to share that we have made the difficult decision to cancel Bronx Week 2020 to help protect our borough from the spread of the novel coronavirus, […]

Morris Park Business Improvement District CARES Act Funding for Small Businesses Replenished Monday, April 27, 2020 The CARES Act funding has been replenished by the US Congress. Financial support is available to small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) […]

Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (1957) The son of a British poet laureate and an actress, Day-Lewis is one of the most respected and critically acclaimed actors today. He is also one of the most selective, working only sporadically and maintaining a low profile between films. The intense method actor has won two Academy Awards for best actor, for 1989’s My Left Foot and 2007’s There Will Be Blood, and is known for his diverse and convincing roles. In 1997, he disappeared and became an apprentice in Italy—in what trade? More…

To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy. George Eliot (1819-1880)

warmonger Definition: (noun) A person who advocates war or warlike policies. Synonyms: militarist Usage: After a fiery speech in which he called for the destruction of his nation’s enemies, the dictator was denounced by the international community as a dangerous warmonger. Discuss.