On the Origin of English

Lexicon Valley Nov 24, 2020 10:00 AM

A Mysterious Obama Biography Was Selling Like Crazy on Amazon. Did a Human Write It?

Dan Kois

Nov 19, 2020 7:19 PM

Beowulf, but Make It #Relevant (and Bro)

Mia Armstrong

Nov 16, 2020 2:09 PM

White Author, Black English. Problem?

Lexicon Valley Nov 10, 2020 7:31 AM

We’re No Longer Doomscrolling—Now We’re Gleefreshing

Heather Schwedel

Nov 06, 2020 5:58 PM

The Most Important Political Platitude of Our Lifetime (and Many Others)

Jason Feifer

Nov 02, 2020 3:14 PM

Do Cats Have Language?

Lexicon Valley Oct 27, 2020 9:27 AM

Why Are Straight Guys Suddenly Calling Themselves “Boi”?

Evan Urquhart

Oct 21, 2020 5:50 AM

Sergeant, Corporal, Colonel!

Lexicon Valley Oct 13, 2020 9:36 AM

Language-Generating A.I. Is a Free Speech Nightmare

Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci

Sept 30, 2020 9:37 AM

What’s So Bad About Anarchy, Anyway?

Joshua Keating

Sept 29, 2020 5:21 PM

There’s More Than One Way to Reason Why

Lexicon Valley Sept 29, 2020 9:42 AM

When Talking to Your Mother-in-Law Is a Minefield

Lexicon Valley Sept 15, 2020 9:30 AM

How We Settled on a Favored Name for the “Mysterious Pneumonia” Overtaking Our Lives

Heather Schwedel

Sept 14, 2020 12:04 PM

What Happens to Scots Wikipedia Now?

Stephen Harrison

Sept 09, 2020 2:42 PM

All 349 “Murmurs” in the Twilight Saga, Charted and Ranked

Rachelle Hampton

Sept 02, 2020 6:31 PM

The Incredible Story of the Traveling Creole

Lexicon Valley Sept 01, 2020 10:53 AM

How Will Language Change if Humans Travel the Stars?

Sam Kean

Aug 31, 2020 9:00 AM

Is There Any Evidence Black Americans Ever Used the “Generalized Am”?

Lexicon Valley Aug 18, 2020 7:28 AM

Indigenous Activists Are Reimagining Language Preservation Under Quarantine

Erica X Eisen

Aug 10, 2020 3:04 PM