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Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau was the original Betty Rizzo in Grease on Broadway, and in the 1970s she co-starred on the TV series Maude (1972-76) as a divorced daughter who moves back in with her mother. But it…

The Devil's Dictionary: Experience

by Ambrose Bierce A transientEXPOSTULATIONEXPERIENCE n. The wisdom that enables us to recognize as an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced. To one who,…

Poems: Morning at the Window

by T. S. Eliot Rhapsody on a Windy NightThe Boston Evening TranscriptMorning at the Window They are rattling breakfast plates in basement kitchens, And along the trampled edges of the…

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is the hero of an American Christmas story which is the basis for a popular song and a very popular annual TV special. Rudolph, a reindeer with a glowing red nose,…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Spirit

by EmilyDickinsonAsleepThe MonumentThe Spirit The Spirit 'T is whiter than an Indian pipe, 'T is dimmer than a lace; No stature has it, like a fog, When you approach the place. Not…

Sara Teasdale: The Silent Battle

The Silent Battle(In Memory of J. W. T. Jr.)He was a soldier in that fight Where there is neither flag nor drum, And without sound of musketry The stealthy foemen come.Year in, year out, by…

Mel Tormé 1999 Deaths

Mel TorméAge: 73 versatile pop and jazz singer who was fondly referred to as the “Velvet Fog.” His lengthy career spanned 70 years and produced the classic, “The Christmas Song” (also known…