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Taylor and Travis Are Helping Me Be a Better Parent Aug. 19, 2025
SAN DIEGO — After weeks and months of digesting stressful stories about Ukraine, Gaza, redistr... Read More
Blackfellas Mar. 22, 2024
Movie scene: A car pulls to the curb on a downtown street. Four men wait inside the vehicle. They're... Read More
Have the Time of Your Life at the 'Dirty Dancing' Resort Dec. 24, 2023
By Victor Block It didn't take long after arriving at Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke, Virginia, to ... Read More
'Dirty Dancing' Comes to Life at 'Kellerman's Resort' Dec. 23, 2023
By Fyllis Hockman Is there anyone who doesn't know you don't put Baby in a corner? Or who doesn't au... Read More
No Taylor Swift Without Madonna Nov. 29, 2023
Stunning singers and songwriters, they're top pop divas of their generations. Don't get me wrong. B... Read More
In a Chaotic World, Welcoming the No Pants Trend Nov. 11, 2023
"The end better be freaking nigh." This message sailed into my texts via a group chat last week foll... Read More
The Taylor Swift Movie Is the Collective Effervescence We Need Oct. 21, 2023
Let's talk about a concept called "collective effervescence." It was coined by the French sociologis... Read More
Happily Never After: Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun in a Story of Missed Romantic Connections Oct. 13, 2023
"Cat Person" is a horror movie in which the source of the horror is never quite clear. The lead char... Read More
When Tech Terms 'Fly' Astray Aug. 02, 2023
Using a technical or scientific term incorrectly is like using a computer keyboard to swat a fly. Yo... Read More
The Hot Summer Is Melting History Jul. 26, 2023
Summer's scorching heat beats us over the head, taking history's wheel backward. A sad end to a sto... Read More
Waste No Time in Reading This Column! Jul. 19, 2023
Today's column is a grab bag of linguistic tidbits. — When I write college recommendations for... Read More
The One Where Matthew Perry is Sober Mar. 24, 2023
I waited 14 weeks on the library waiting list to listen to the audiobook version of Matthew Perry's ... Read More
Tom Brady Washed Up At 45? Welcome to the Life of a Woman. Jan. 21, 2023
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' season came tumbling down Monday night, hot takes about old Tom Brady... Read More
The Year 2022 in So Many Words Dec. 07, 2022
With much trepidation I'm here to review The noteworthy language of twenty-two-two. "Inflation," "su... Read More
The New Words We Need Now Jun. 30, 2022
In 1879, when dropout-turned-linguistic genius James Murray was assembling the Oxford English Dictio... Read More
Origin of 'Burner Phone' Is One Hot Topic Apr. 06, 2022
The Jan. 6 Congressional Committee is currently investigating a burning issue: Did former President ... Read More
Things I Wish Were April Fool's Day Jokes but Tragically Are Not Apr. 01, 2022
It is time for the worst holiday of the year. Not Tax Day, nor Columbus Day, nor Talk Like a Pirate ... Read More
Hollywood Face-Slaps Conservatives Mar. 31, 2022
Goodness! What a night. During the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, actor Will Smith walked up... Read More
The Slap Heard Around the World Mar. 30, 2022
This week, Will Smith — perhaps the most bankable star of his generation — won an Oscar ... Read More
The Name 'Carl' Is Under Attack. One Carl Wants To Defend Its Honor. Sep. 04, 2021
Carl contacted me. Not just any Carl. Carl. Carl was minding his business at home in Hilton Head, ... Read More
