The Irish-American author Padraic Colum (1881-1972), best known for his poetry and plays, was active in the Irish Literary Revival. Padraic Colum was born in County Longford and as a youth met many who had lived through the Great Famine, which ravaged Ir...

At one point during the discussion of Dublin's literary life that takes place in the National Library in the "Scylla and Charybdis" episode of Ulysses (1922), Stephen Dedalus overhears the following comment: "I liked Colum's Drover. Yes,I think he has th...

00-00-0000 The Golden Fleece -- Shearling coats - from fabulous fakes to the real thing - are hot sellers By JOAN VERDON, STAFF WRITER Date: 09-21-2002, Saturday Section: SHOPPING Edtion: All Editions.=.Sunday The saleswomen at Hamrah's in Cresskill knew something was up...

Retailers attribute strong sales of fleece and knit throws to the products' pattern and color variety, unique texture, and versatile looks. Lower price points are driving sales for mass merchants, while color and texture variety are boosting sales at specialty and department stores. In...

Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced star best known for her role as Bob Newhart's sardonic wife on television's long-running "The Bob Newhart Show," has died at age 70.Pleshette, whose career included roles in such films as Hitchcock's "The Birds" and in Broadway plays including "The Miracle...