Word of the day
- scrutinize February 4, 2023Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 4, 2023 is: scrutinize • \SKROO-tuh-nyze\ • verb Scrutinize means "to examine (something) carefully especially in a critical way." // I closely scrutinized my opponent's every move before making my own. // Her performance was carefully scrutinized by her employer. See the entry > Examples: "U.S. Senators Amy […]Merriam-Webster
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On This Day
Autocephaly (/ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/; from Greek: αὐτοκεφαλία, meaning “property of being self-headed”) is the status of a hierarchical Christian Church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop (used especially in Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Independent Catholic churches).
Born On This Day
1835 – Celia Thaxter, American poet and story writer (d. 1894)
Celia Laighton Thaxter (June 29, 1835 – August 25, 1894) was an American writer of poetry and stories. For most of her life, she resided with her father on the Isles of Shoals at his Appledore Hotel.[2] How she grew up to become a writer is detailed in her early autobiography (published by St. Nicholas), and her book entitled Among the Isles of Shoals.[3] Thaxter became one of America’s favorite authors in the late 19th century. Among her best-known poems are “The Burgomaster Gull”, “Landlocked”, “Milking”, “The Great White Owl”, “The Kingfisher”, and “The Sandpiper”.[4]
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Glenn Herbert Gould[fn 1][fn 2] (/ɡuːld/; September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century.[1] He was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing was distinguished by remarkable technical proficiency and capacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bach’s music.
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole
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wikimedia
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for February 4 February 4, 2023Picture of the day Stupa of the former Abhayagiri vihāra monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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