Golden Edge (110th Street); Hollywood Heights (St. Nicholas Place)
"The Golden Edge" is 110th Street, the northern border of Central Park. The name is historical, from the 1930s. The following 1934 article also explains "Hollywood Heights" (St.…
"The Golden Edge" is 110th Street, the northern border of Central Park. The name is historical, from the 1930s. The following 1934 article also explains "Hollywood Heights" (St.…
The Golden Globe Awards are run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to honor the best in film and television. Many acceptance speeches are political, and the Golden Globe has been nicknamed…
The "Golden Gloves" amateur boxing competitions began in New York City in 1927. The competition has been long associated with the Daily News (sponsor) and Madison Square Garden…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Golden handcuffsGolden handcuffs are a system of financial incentives designed to keep an employee from leaving the company. These can include employee stock…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia; Golden handshakeA golden handshake is a clause in an executive employment contract that provides the executive with a significant severance package in the case…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Golden helloA Golden hello is a bonus offered by hiring firms if the hired joins the company from a rival firm. It is very similar to the traditional joining…
The term "Golden Horde" was popularized by American author and survivalist James Wesley, Rawles. "Population Density and The Golden Horde" was the first chapter in his book,…
A "golden parachute" is when a company tries to avoid a hostile takeover and aims to protect its top employees. A clause is added to these top employees' contracts that, in the event…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "he who has the gold makes the rules" Wikipedia: Ethic of reciprocityThe ethic of reciprocity, also known as the Golden Rule, is an ethical code that states one…
Remember the Golden Rule (1971), by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart, is the title of a collection of The Wizard of Id newspaper cartoons. In one cartoon from May 1965, the king declares:…
Goldman Sachs is a leading financial firm, headquartered in lower Manhattan. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the company made so much money (and made its employees so wealthy) that it was nicknamed…
Goldman Sachs is a leading financial firm, headquartered in lower Manhattan. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the company made so much money (and made its employees so wealthy) that it was nicknamed…
"Golden Spread" is another name for the Texas Panhandle, especially the high plains around Amarillo. It is believed that "Golden Spread" was coined by Bob Izzard of the Amarillo…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: TacoA taco (pronounced /ˈtɑːkoʊ/) is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made…
The "Golden Triangle" cities of Texas are the three Gulf Coast cities of Beaumont, Orange, and Port Arthur. The term -- that some people say originated in the 1940s -- has been in print…
"Golden Triangle" usually means the Texas cities of Beaumont, Orange and Port Arthur. Some now consider "Golden Triangle" to mean the largest Texas cities of Dallas, Houston,…
The Golden Westerner Cake is a Texas pound cake; the Amber Westerner is made by substituting brown sugar for powdered sugar. The name "Westerner Cake" is sometimes used for both. The…
"Goldenfreude" (gold + schadenfreude) is the delight that non-gold holders have in seeing the price of gold drop and the goldbugs lose large sums of money. Gold dropped in price in the…
The Wall Street Journal of July 15, 2009, added another to the financial firm of Goldman Sachs's growing list of nicknames -- "Goldie Mac." This a reminder of Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae…
The children's story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" had Goldilocks try to eat the three bowls of porridge. One porridge was too cold and one porridge was too hot, but one…