Each year, the internet gives birth to a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that ...

Ashland is known for serious theater, but a new festival hopes to put the town on the map for something else — sarcasm. The Ashland Sarcasm Festival, a three-day celebration of all things comedy, ...

On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University computer science research assistant professor Scott Fahlman posted a message to the university’s bulletin board software that would later come to ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Democrats win races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, exceeding expectations and sending a warning sign to Donald Trump and Republicans everywhere. Plus, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is ...

Empathy means stepping into another person’s shoes and feeling their emotions as if they were your own. Trump Breaks Decades of Precedent Julia Roberts Celebrates Twins’ Birthday on Instagram With ...

It is an honor to respond to my colleague Philip Wallach’s comprehensive and depressingly persuasive overview of the self-inflicted irrelevance of Congress. As any reader of his essential 2023 book ...

Sarcasm is weird, but we use it all the time. One second it’s hilarious, the next it’s harsh. It’s the eye-roll in your “Great job,” the smirk behind “What a genius idea.” Somehow, saying the opposite ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Sarcastic response to . . . in a good way!, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy ...

know what the Toyota name means. It's a family name that had its spelling changed nearly 100 years ago. But what about the names of their individual models — do those have deeper meaning? More ...

This collaboration emerged through the COST OPINION network. We extend special thanks to network members for helping out with work on this article: Ljubiša Bojić, Anela Mulahmetović Ibrišimović, and ...