Bill Mauldin (1921) After joining the US Army as an infantryman in 1940, Mauldin began sketching cartoons about enlisted life. In 1944, he began producing his cartoons full time for the US military newspaper, Stars and Stripes. His portrayal of […]

Chairman Crowley Statement on White House Declaration that the Opioid Epidemic is a Public Health Emergency (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the White House declared that the opioid epidemic, which […]

Chairman Crowley Surveys Damage in Puerto Rico, Receives Briefing on Recovery Efforts (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) joined a congressional delegation to Puerto Rico on Saturday to survey on-the-ground recovery efforts and hear first-hand from […]

Febrile Definition: (adjective) Of, relating to, or characterized by fever. Synonyms: Feverish Usage: The mother took her febrile and sweating child to the pediatrician.

Evelyn Waugh (1903) Waugh was an English novelist who is widely considered the greatest satirist of his generation. His novels, characterized by sardonic wit, technical brilliance, and his devoted Catholicism, include A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited. Waugh also […]

Light is the task where many share the toil. Homer (900 BC – 800 BC)

A Golden Night in Westchester for Fordham’s Frank McLaughlin The 50th Anniversary of the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame proved to be a Golden Night for Frank McLaughlin as the Fordham University sports legend was enshrined into the pantheon of […]

SPECTACULAR JLINE DANCE CREW PERFORMED FOR 150 K-12TH GRADE STUDENTS, HIGHLIGHTING ANTI-BULLY AND RESPECT THEMES AT NEW YORK INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION Part of Institute’s National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month (October) Programming, High Energy Concert was followed by Discussion on Bullying, Respect and Responsibility Approximately 150 K-12th grade students […]

Chairman Crowley on Cost-of-Living Adjustment Increase for Seniors (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement after the Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries will receive a 2.0 percent increase in their cost-of-living benefits […]

Roy Lichtenstein (1923) Lichtenstein was an American artist best known for his brilliantly colored paintings in the style of large-scale comic strips, such as Whaam! and Drowning Girl. Originally an abstract expressionist, he turned to the New York-based pop art […]

So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller still to bite ’em; And so proceed ad infinitum. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)