On Thursday, December 5, 2019 (TOMORROW), Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will host the borough’s annual Bronx Christmas tree lighting ceremony along with special holiday festivities.The evening will include a visit from Santa & Mrs. Claus, who will bring hot […]
Paul Painlevé (1863) A mathematical prodigy, Painlevé embarked on a career devoted to science, but he turned to politics after the Dreyfus Affair sparked his interest. In World War I, he held several French cabinet posts and was briefly premier in 1917. He was premier again in 1925 and was later minister of war and minister of aviation. In mathematics, Painlevé ranked among the best minds of his time, and he made important contributions in the field of differential equations. What are the Painlevé transcendents? More…
The soldier never becomes wholly familiar with the conception of his foes as men like himself; he cannot divest himself of the feeling that they are another order of beings, differently conditioned, in an environment not altogether of the earth. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
fracas Definition: (noun) Noisy quarrel. Synonyms: affray, altercation Usage: A loud and violent fracas took place between the infantry Colonel and his lady, who were dining at the Cafe de Paris. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Brandon Nimmo played Santa and J.D. Davis was the elf Tuesday at the Mets annual Kids Holiday party held at Citi Field in the Foxwoods Club. The event has become a highlight of the Mets […]
This Friday, December 6th 2019, Crime Victims Support Services of the North Bronx will be holding their seasonal Bingo Fest. Come enjoy Bingo games with additional Raffles, Door Prizes, 50/50, Gift Certificates, and more! Hosted at the Redwood Club, 2680 […]
UNION CARPENTERS AND CONTRACTORS BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO FAMILIES IN THE BRONX WITH NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER MARCOS CRESPO AND COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL SALAMANCA Union Carpenters And Contractors Donate $100,000 This Holiday Season To Families In Need The New […]
FOUR DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FIRST-DEGREE GANG ASSAULT Defendants Beat Man Outside Bronx Restaurant, Left Him Brain Dead Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that three men and one woman have been sentenced to prison for beating a man outside a restaurant in Kingsbridge in 2016. The attack left […]
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR STABBING ELDERLY WOMAN TO DEATH AND FOR ASSAULTING NYPD COP Jury Found Defendant Guilty of Manslaughter and Other Charges Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for Manslaughter in the […]
Samuel Butler (1835) Butler was a British novelist and critic. Descended from clergymen, he grappled for years with Christianity and evolution in his writings, first embracing, then rejecting, Charles Darwin’s theories. He is best known for his autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh. During his lifetime, his reputation rested on the utopian satire Erewhon (1872), which foreshadowed the end of the Victorian illusion of eternal progress. What prediction did Butler make about human evolution? More…
By a curious confusion, many modern critics have passed from the proposition that a masterpiece may be unpopular to the other proposition that unless it is unpopular it cannot be a masterpiece. Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)
lettered Definition: (adjective) Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding. Synonyms: knowledgeable, well-read, learned Usage: They are few in number, but it is a choice audience, a lettered audience. Discuss.
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