What is Barimbaw?

The berimbau (Portuguese pronunciation: [be?ĩˈbaw]) is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. The instrument is also a part o...

What did Lord Ashley do?

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of, 1801–85, English social reformer. He was known as Lord Ashley until 1851, when he succeeded his father a...

What Is It Then Between Us?

"What is it, then, between us?" is an excerpt from "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" by Walt Whitman, whose 200th birthday (May 31st , 1819) will occur this year...