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Brewer's: Loving Cup

On the introduction of Christianity, the custom of wassailing was not abolished, but it assumed a religious aspect. The monks called the wassail bowl the poculum caritatis (loving cup), a…

Brewer's: Grass Widow

was anciently an unmarried woman who has had a child, but now the word is used for a wife temporarily parted from her husband. The word means a grace widow, a widow by courtesy. (In French…

The Divine Comedy: Paradiso: Canto XXXII

Paradiso: Canto XXXIParadiso: Canto XXXIIIParadiso: Canto XXXII Absorbed in his delight, that contemplator Assumed the willing office of a teacher, And gave beginning to these holy…

What's an Analogy?

by Ann RecknerAn analogy is a type of word problem that often appears on standardized tests. It is made up of two word pairs, like this: GRACEFUL : CLUMSY :: late : _______ Your goal in…

Millard Evelyn TYDINGS, Congress, MD (1890-1961)

Senate Years of Service: 1927-1951 Party: Democrat TYDINGS Millard Evelyn , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., April 6, 1890; attended the…

The Horse Whisperer

Director:Robert RedfordWriters:Eric Roth and Richard LaGraveneseDirector of Photography:Robert RichardsonEditors:Tom Rolf. Freeman Davies and Hank CorwinMusic:Thomas NewmanProduction Designer…

Exodus: 33

Exodus Chapter 33 1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of August 16, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from the sudden content shakeup of OnlyFans to the Taliban’s complete takeover of Afghanistan. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our…