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The Devil's Dictionary: Nectar
by Ambrose Bierce NEGRONECTAR -n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe that they come pretty near…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 23, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 22, 1804November 24, 1804November 23, 1804 23rd , a fair warm Day, wind from the S. E. Send after Stone Several men with bad Colds, one…Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson wrote and directed 2019's Knives Out and was nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay. A film school student from USC, Johnson's first feature, Brick, earned critical raves in 2005,…Jaimee Grubbs
US magazine claimed in 2009 that Jaimee Grubbs had carried on a "steamy 31-month affair" with Tiger Woods. Grubbs, a Los Angeles cocktail waitress, was 21 when she allegedly met Woods in April of…Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson wrote screenplays for a living during the 1970s, including 1978's Silent Partner. In the '80s he directed the moderately successful thrillers The Bedroom Window (1987) and Bad…Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins was a best-selling author whose novels about sex, money and power were scorned by critics and loved by readers. After an aborted attempt in the grocery business, Robbins got work as a…Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st American president, serving from 1929-33, during the Great Depression. Hoover was a successful mining engineer and businessman in Australia and China before turning…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 11, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 10, 1806April 12, 1806April 11, 1806 Friday April 11th 1806. As the tents and skins which covered both our men and baggage were wet with…Digits of Pi: Barriers and Enablers for Women in Engineering
Engineering must welcome women or risk becoming marginalized as other fields seek out and make a place for them. by Sheila E. Widnall Sheila Widnall is the former Secretary of the Air Force and a…The Devil's Dictionary: Optimism
by Ambrose Bierce OPPOSITIONOPTIMISTOPTIMISM -n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right…Trending
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