darg \dahrg, noun:
1. Scot. and North England. a day’s work.
2. Australian. a fixed or definite amount of work; a work quota.…as I thought myself entitled to a young man, and did not relish the apparition of him coming in at the gloaming, when the day’s darg was done, and before candles…
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aeolian \ee-OH-lee-uhn, adjective:
1. (usually lowercase) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.
2. pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general.Thus, at low obliquity we might expect large-scale dust storms to cease, leading to relatively cold, clear conditions and relatively little …
A cartoon by Liam Francis Walsh. For more cartoons from the issue: http://nyr.kr/13kbHDE
In 1991 British film maker Sandra Lahire took readings of Slyvia Plath’s most acclaimed work, and a 1962 interview to create a journey through the life of Plath and the people living during the decades that Plath was an active poet.
William Randolph Hearst—newspaper magnate and congressman—born 150 years ago today. Cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicts the multimillionaire as trying to pass himself as a man of the people during a possible presidential run.
Newspaper publisher and multi-millionaire William Randolph Hearst was viewed as a strong candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1908. This illustration entitled, “Hearst’s New Make-up”, by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, appeared in the Washington Evening Star on June 5, 1907 and shows Hearst attempting to convince the common man that he is their friend. Hearst was born on April 29, 1863.
Hearst’s New Make-up by Clifford Berryman, 6/5/1907, U.S. Senate Collection (ARC 6010707)
Auguste Toulmouche
Young woman in an interior
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