For 15 months, meaningless statements and idle talk kept the genocide in Gaza going. It is time to put an end to them.

All known human languages display a surprising pattern: the most frequent word in a language is twice as frequent as the ...

A phone alarm pings, and Adonis Florides gets up. Excuse me, he says briskly, there’s “something I have to do”. I wonder if he needs to take some pill or medication (he’s 65, after all) – but in fact ...

Timothy Jay, a scholar in the science of swearing, has a few choice words about why we curse and how to cut back (if you want ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous ...

But after his fall, beginning in his first days in the hospital, Kureishi started to write furiously. A flurry of ...

Fluency in this language, while it is an ideal life skill, does not make anyone a better person and should not cause anyone ...

Discovering English ivy on your property is a nightmare. A Redditor shares their experience and how to remove it.

The difference is that good questioning requires deep listening. When you’re genuinely focused on what the other person is ...

Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...