Poppycock is a funny English word that means nonsense. Many people think it is British, but it actually started in America.

Often relegated to the status of useless chatter, small talk is once again at the heart of debates about our social well-being. Beneath the veneer of triviality, this form of exchange is actually an ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

On Remain in Light, the New York City band was refining its innovative sound, which had long been inspired by Black music traditions. "You have a white band paying homage to multiple forms of Black ...

We regularly interact with people across race and class lines, but those conversations sometimes go wrong. Lower-status people fear facing discrimination; higher-status people fear being accused of ...

Many dog owners instinctively use a “baby voice” when speaking to their pets, and according to veterinarians this style of communication can actually affect a canine’s emotional bond with their human.

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Activist and author Stacey Abrams kicked off the 2025 Talking Volumes series this week with host Kerri Miller on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. They talked about ...

The paddle plunges into the water as Paralympian athlete Curtis McGrath relentlessly drives his canoe forward. With each determined stroke, a swirling green and yellow motif of Aboriginal art is ...

The increasing use of TikTok trends and social media terms in everyday conversation has led Cambridge Dictionary to include “skibidi,” “delulu” and “tradwife” in the 6,000 new words it has added to ...