NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative groups have often cited that NPR has a pro-liberal bias. Some critics have nicknamed NPR “National…
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative and libertarian groups often insist that government has no role in funding a radio network. The NPR…
NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative and libertarian groups often insist that government has no role in funding a radio network. The NPR…
"NATOstan” (North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO + -stan, such as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) means a territory controlled by…
"Avocado is nature's bacon" was written by Leah Reich in The Atlantic on March 22, 2013. Reich meant that the avocado is a heathful food experiencing the same popularity as bacon.…
Sports energy drinks (such as Red Bull) became popular in the 1990s; the sports drink Gatorade was developed in 1965. Several drinks have been called "nature's sports drink."…
Entry in progress -- B.P. 25 June 1905, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, "Took a Bite of Explosive," pt. 3, pg. 8, col. 5:All would have gone well had not the wrapper been torn open in the…
"Nazi York City" (Nazi + New York City) is a term used by those who feel that the city government and its bureaucracy is overly controlling, comparable to Nazi Germany. "Nazi York…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the United States. Some critics of the NIH have called it “Nazis In Healthcare.” "NIH =…
There are several theater initials: OBC = Original Broadway Cast (1994; Urban Dictionary, 2006)OBCR = Original Broadway Cast Recording (1994; Urban Dictionary, 2005)OOBC = Original Off-Broadway…
Neapolitan ice cream usually consists on three blocks of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, combined together. "Neapolitan Ices" was printed in The Times (London, UK) on April…
The lights on the cables of New York's suspension bridges look like necklaces at night. The "necklace lighting" began on the Triborough Bridge and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (in 1964);…
"Needle Park" was originally located near the subway stop at Broadway and West 70th Street (Sherman Square), named in the 1960s by the narcotics addicts who used needles there. A February…
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)negative, adj., adv.2, and int.colloquial (originally U.S.). Preceding a forename beginning with N, forming a generic name for a person who is…
Japanese food is booming here and this is one of the early New York City classics--or is it? According to John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink (1979): "The word is from…
Wikipedia: life Every Voice and Sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson…
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
A "neoconette" is a female "neocon" (neoconservative). Neocons can be both male and female, so the term "neoconette" is a somewhat jocular usage.…