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Brewer's: Cage

To whistle or sing in the cage. The cage is a jail, and to whistle in a cage is to turn Queen's evidence, or peach against a comrade. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Deadliest Countries for Journalists, 1992-2014

Each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) publishes a list of journalists killed while on assignment. The following list does not include those who were killed in accidents, such…

The Garden

The Garden How vainly men themselves amaze To win the Palm, the Oke, or Bayes; And their uncessant Labours see Crown'd from some single Herb or Tree, Whose short and narrow verged Shade Does…

The Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon

The Turkey that Lives to See Another Day Thanksgiving is not just for eating turkey, but it's also a time to pardon some of these large birds according to tradition that started with Presidents in…

Christina Rossetti: Light Love

Light Love'Oh, sad thy lot before I came, But sadder when I go; My presence but a flash of flame, A transitory glow Between two barren wastes like snow. What wilt thou do when I am gone…

2018 Winter Olympics: Bobsleigh

Offspring of the toboggan Source: AP Photo/Kerstin JoenssonRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia: Ancient…

The Prize

The winnings, the winners by Beth Rowen The Winnings Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals and institutions, takes home a medal, a diploma, and cash, which varies…