David Lynch was surrealism's best exponent during the second half of the 20th century, but from Lost Highway to Eraserhead, ...

Public officials don’t get to say they want to shoot people and then get upset when police take them seriously, as Jasper ...

“Gifted” used to be an adjective, basically used as a term for smarty-pants kids. Or, to broaden it, to describe anybody with unusually strong abilities that they were born with. Like, say, not just a ...

The word “convivial” is derived from Late Latin convivialis meaning “pertaining to a feast,” from Latin convivium meaning “a feast,” from convivere “to carouse together, live together,” and from the ...

Nikola Jokic’s two highest-scoring games of his career have been in Denver’s last two home games against the Timberwolves.

The word “munificent” is adjective that can describe someone who is very generous. It can also describe something that is ...

A loyal person is special. They make for great partners. Not only are they trustworthy, but they are also willing to do ...

The word “incandescent” is an adjective with two meanings. The first meaning describes something that emits light as its ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

Columnist Dick Yarbrough, in a humorous year-end article, recounts 39,000 words, political pokes, typos, heroes, and ...

Italian is a very rich language, capable of expertly mixing classical roots, regionalisms and foreign borrowings. Yet, in everyday life, ...

From Latin roots to modern use, natalizio captures Italy’s Christmas mood, shaping how Italians describe food, rituals, and December traditions ...