Apples grow on trees, and the government prints money. And words — words come from, well, other words. For example, the Lilliputians of Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” lent their name to a ...

SHOULD YOU be insulted or delighted to be called a bosthoon? Would you wear a taggeen or drink it? And is it a compliment to be described as carnaptious? While you are unlikely to hear these words ...

Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2024 has been chosen – and it’s one that has roots not only in Gen Z meme culture, but also in Henry David Thoreau’s literary work. ‘Brain rot’ is the term chosen by the ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Since Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer, let’s see some “shenanigans” or ...