The Talented Ms. Highsmith

Studio 360

Dec 05, 2019 5:00 PM

We Need to Be More Specific About Vaping. Enter: “Teen Vaping,” “Virgin Vaping,” “Dark Vaping.”

Shannon Palus

Dec 05, 2019 5:50 AM

A Linguist on What Baby Yoda’s First Words Might Be

Lisa Davidson

Dec 04, 2019 2:58 PM

Elon Musk Says “Pedo Guy” Was a Common Insult in His Youth. We Checked With 17 of His Schoolmates.

Aaron Mak

Dec 04, 2019 1:53 PM

“History Is Written by the Victors” Was Not Written by the Victors

Matthew Phelan

Nov 26, 2019 7:19 PM

The Soft Power of Like

John H. McWhorter

Nov 26, 2019 3:04 PM

Can That Dog on Instagram Really “Talk”?

Jane C. Hu

Nov 25, 2019 7:30 AM

Men, Women, and Children

John H. McWhorter

Nov 12, 2019 3:35 PM

Conlangers Invent Languages for Science, Pleasure—and the Occasional Hoax

Laura Spinney

Oct 30, 2019 7:30 AM

English Is Teeming With Zombie Elements

John H. McWhorter

Oct 29, 2019 11:37 AM

Why Haven’t We Found a Better Name for Electroconvulsive Therapy?

Shannon Palus

Oct 21, 2019 5:45 AM

Where Does the Word Lunch Come From?

John H. McWhorter

Oct 16, 2019 2:25 PM

How to Think Like a Linguist

John H. McWhorter

Oct 01, 2019 10:40 AM

How “Rest in Power” Went From Radical Eulogy to Kitschy Twitter Meme

Rachelle Hampton

Sept 30, 2019 5:45 AM

Why Grammar Nerds Keep Getting So Furious With the Associated Press

Seth Maxon

Sept 25, 2019 3:45 PM

The History of “Hurt People Hurt People,” From Pastors to Strippers to Hustlers

Matthew Phelan

Sept 17, 2019 3:02 PM

Has English Gotten Less Complex?

John H. McWhorter

Sept 17, 2019 12:24 PM

The Complicated Decisions That Come With Digitizing Indigenous Languages

Lorraine Boissoneault

Sept 09, 2019 9:30 AM

Curse Words Can Reveal a Lot About the English Language

John H. McWhorter

Sept 03, 2019 10:38 AM

Poll Finds Voters Associate the Word Rapist With Trump

Christina Cauterucci

Aug 23, 2019 5:57 PM