Walter Adolph Gropius (1883) Gropius was the immensely influential director of the Bauhaus school of art and architecture in Germany. In 1937, he immigrated to America and became head of Harvard’s architecture department. He was an early exponent of the […]

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

ENGEL STATEMENT ON COMEY FIRING & TRUMP-RUSSIA SCANDAL WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this evening made the following statement: “The President’s abrupt firing of the official responsible for investigating the Trump-Russia Scandal […]

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, […]