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buckwheat

(Encyclopedia) buckwheat, common name for certain members of the Polygonaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs found chiefly in north temperate areas and having a characteristic pungent juice containing…

Coleridge: Kubla Khan, Notes

ChristabelFrance: an OdeKubla Khan Kubla Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, was a Mongolian conqueror who stretched his empire from European Russia to the eastern shores of China in the…

Queen Elizabeth II's Death...and Telling the Bees

Top of Page Source: iStockAfter the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s late monarch, several processes were put into motion. Once her passing at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle was announced at 6:31 p…

Top 30 Movies Filmed in Texas

Top of Page Source: iStockAlthough US films are synonymous with Hollywood, the Lone Star state of Texas has been the setting for some of the most memorable movies of all time. Both its wide-open…

4. Luscious Jackson

Electric HoneyCapitol/Grand Royal Luscious Jackson's third full-length album is the most fully realized of its career. Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glaser, and Kate Schellenbach have exquisitely…

Morrison, Toni

(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…

John Myers O'Hara: Golden Pulse

Golden PulseJohn Myers O'HaraGolden pulse grew on the shore, Ferns along the hill, And the red cliff roses bore Bees to drink their fill;Bees that from the meadows bring Wine of melilot,…

Rosh Hashanah is Jewish New Year

Feast of the Trumpets remembers world's creation Rosh Hashanah begins September 20, 2017 Related Links Lost Tribes of Israel Branches of Judaism Yom Kippur Jewish Holiday Dates…