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The Devil's Dictionary: Christian

by Ambrose Bierce CHILDHOODCIRCUSCHRISTIAN -n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows…

Poem: Purple Clover

Poem 57 Poem 59 Purple Clover There is a flower that bees prefer, And butterflies desire; To gain the purple democrat The humming-birds aspire. And whatsoever insect pass, A honey bears…

Celebrity

Director/Writer:Woody AllenMiramax; R; 113 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Hank Azaria, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo Dicaprio, Melanie Griffith, Winona Ryder and Charlize Theron Woody's a…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Purple Clover

by EmilyDickinsonThe Sea of SunsetThe BeePurple Clover Purple Clover There is a flower that bees prefer, And butterflies desire; To gain the purple democrat The humming-birds aspire. And…

Gung ho, Tycoon, Amuck

Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words Introduction Words derived from: Chinese & KoreanJapaneseMalay & TagalogPolynesianOne of the chief…

John Donne: The Sun Rising

The Sun Rising Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers' seasons run?…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Fragment

A Fragment Where is the Giant of the Sun, which stood In the midnoon the glory of old Rhodes, A perfect Idol, with profulgent brows Far sheening down the purple seas to those Who…

Exodus: 35

Exodus Chapter 35 1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should…

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Director:Joel CoenWriters:Ethan and Joel CoenTouchstone Pictures; PG-13; 143 minutesRelease:12/00Cast:George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson It is a synopsis only the Coen Brothers…

Clinton Scollard: As I came down from Lebanon

As I came down from LebanonClinton ScollardAs I came down from Lebanon, Came winding, wandering slowly down Through mountain passes bleak and brown, The cloudless day was well-nigh done. The…