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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Testament presents poetry in performance at the Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford from Daljit Nagra, Kate Fox, Andrew McMillan and Kirsty Taylor. The Adverb is recorded in front of a ...

Watch out! Thunder goats are dropping in! They use their magic hammers to make sentences filled with potential. As a team, use your knowledge of adverbs and adverbial phrases to describe verbs and ...

Best of the best: That's the lofty standard for making the World Heritage List. Nations lobby hard to get their glorious buildings, wilderness, and historic ruins on the list, a stamp of approval that ...