Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations. Centuries ago, "nice" meant someone was ignorant; ...

Alice Vincent is the bestselling author of books including Rootbound and Why Women Grow. Her latest, Hark, examines how women experience sound, and how having a baby changed how she listened to the ...

Geet Chaturvedi’s new collection of essays in translation, ‘The Master of Unfinished Things’, conveys a rich flavour of his ...

"English (language) got the term alcatraz from Spanish and/or Portuguese," says Jess Zafarris, the author of word etymology books including Words from Hell and the upcoming Useless Etymology.

Seventh grader Arnie Parat jumped from 89th in 2022 to 20th place in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, continuing a ...

The book in question is Gershom Scholem-Master of the Kabbalah by the American Jewish scholar David Biale. The book came out ...

Dr. Jessica B. Harris has been part of the fabric of Food & Wine for decades, melding her boundless curiosity and itchy ...

Explore the intersection of nature, art, and science in fly fishing, as two renowned anglers share their experiences and ...

What’s up with “The Dena” and “Dena Strong” buzz after the Eaton fire? Are Pasadena and Altadena getting along now? The reinvigorated shorthand offers clues.

a history professor at San Francisco State University who has written six books on LGBTQ history. Sponsor Message " There was even a group in Los Angeles that was founded in 1966 — so three ...

Hundreds of logolept tanquams will compete against hindermates this week in the famous Scripps tournament of orthography. Put another way, 243 brainy young students are about to face off in the ...

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