For the Queens of the Stone Age album, see Era Vulgaris (album). Common Era or Current Era, abbreviated CE, is a calendar era that is often used as an alternative naming of the Anno Domini era (in the year of the Lord), abbreviated AD. The system uses BCE as an abbreviation for before the Common (or Current) Era and CE as an abbreviation for Common Era.
POLITICO Magazine. Why Frank Underwood Is a Democrat. By now, most âHouse of Cardsâ junkies have gotten their fix and consumed all 13 episodes of season two of the buzzy Netflix show. Waiting for season three gives us time to step back and consider what we might learn from what is certainly the best political drama you can stream over the Internet.
At the end of the first season, Lucas, Zoe Barnes, and Janine Skorsky had been investigating the murder of Congressman Peter Russo. Primary suspect: Frank Underwood, whom Zoe had been sleeping with to gain political access and further her career. Doug Stamper, Frank's henchman, learned of their investigation and warned Frank, who then pushed Zoe off a train platform to her death. Janine received nude photos of Zoe in her mailbox, and was understandably spooked. She fled to Ithaca, New York, to live with her mother.