Daily Content Archive

Word of the Day
degage Definition: (adjective) Showing lack of emotional involvement. Synonyms: detached, uninvolved Usage: Mrs. Smith was not easily impressed by excuses, and she adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair as her son tried to explain why he missed dinner.

Article of the Day

Earthquake Prediction Strange animal behavior, changes in electromagnetic fields and the hydrogen content of soil, and the appearance of unusual clouds have all been cited as phenomena potentially related to impending earthquakes, yet earthquake prediction remains a controversial field. Skeptics maintain that there is little evidence linking observable factors with subsequent earthquake activity. What are the arguments against alerting people in advance if there is a chance of an earthquake? More...

This Day in History

Garfield Debuts (1978) When Garfield debuted in 1978, the comic strip appeared in just 41 newspapers. Today, Jim Davis's strip about a lazy, sarcastic cat and his lonely owner, Jon Arbuckle, is syndicated in more than 2,500 papers with a readership of more than 200 million people. The feline who loves lasagna and hates Mondays has spawned books, movies, and merchandise, which are sold in more than 100 countries and earn nearly $1 billion each year. How have Internet artists altered the strip in unusual ways? More...

Today's Birthday

Moses Harry Horwitz, AKA Moe Howard (1897) Howard was an American actor and comedian, best known as the leader of the Three Stooges. The fourth of five brothers, he never graduated high school and got into show business by running errands for performers. In 1923, he formed the vaudeville act accompanying Ted Healy that would later become the Three Stooges. The men went on to make more than 200 popular comedy shorts featuring their characteristic brand of violent slapstick. How did Howard come by his trademark bowl-shaped haircut? More...

Quotation of the Day
I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don't. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

Idiom of the Day
not have a penny to (one's) name — To be extremely poor; to have very little or no money to spend. More...

Today's Holiday

New Church Day (2025) New Church Day refers to the Church of the New Jerusalem, founded in London in the late 18th century by the disciples of Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg's followers believe that in 1757 there was a great judgment in the spiritual world, and that as a result the evil spirits were separated from the good and a new heaven was established. June 19 is the date on which Swedenborg's disciples met in 1770 to organize the New Church. Every year on this day, members of the New Church, called Swedenborgians, meet to conduct important church business and to commemorate the church's founding. More...