Shake together with ice and pour into a tall glass. Charlie Conolly, 1939 Another reference comes from one of George Jessel's old Vaudeville pals, Walter Winchell. Winchell had a gossip column in theChicago Tribune, and it was in one of these, on April 3rd, 1939, that he stated: "The...
Sphere, on the off chance you haven’t met, is the $2.3 billion, 366-foot-tall, immersive venue built by Madison Square Garden Entertainment CEO James Dolan. It is a supercharged, sci-fi plaything that has hosted residencies by the likes of U2, Phish, Dead & Company, and, currently, ...
Calling the Capitol Building a “Temple to Democracy” tilts the hands of those who seek to be deified as minions of Caesar. Just because “the Apotheosis of Washington” is painted on the interior of the Capitol dome doesn’t mean anyone and everyone elected to the Senate or House becomes...
Humility is a deeply anchored disposition that marks persons remarkably free from pride, or inordinate self-love in its many forms—selfish ambition, snobbishness, conceit, arrogance, and presumption, to name just a few. This is often because excessive self-regard is swamped by a more virtuous c...