Ryota Kondo grew up on horror movies. For the Japanese director, that meant the "J-horror" of the ‘90s and ‘00s, a wave of ...

Its use was banned in policymaking more than a decade ago. But recently it has cropped up in high-profile ways , putting ...

where the word “libtard” — a mash-up of liberal and the r-word — has become almost divorced from its original meaning. “Some ...

It’s a traditionally structured doc, but it boasts well-curated footage and insightful interviews—there are a few film scholars sprinkled in, but it’s mostly folks (directors, screenwriters, actors) ...

The title esquire sometimes appears after a lawyer’s name, usually abbreviated as “Esq.” But what does esquire mean? The Esq. meaning is a ...

Alec Bohm’s trade rumors are picking up steam, and former catcher A.J. Pierzynski has some pretty blunt thoughts on it.

In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

If you've ever second-guessed yourself while trying to spell words like "beautiful," "receive," and "license," you're far ...

In other words, using slang not only allows your teenage to feel like they’re being rebellious or noncomformist, but it can also, perhaps ironically, help them feel like they’re part of their social ...

New York Jets receiver Garret Wilson revealed his mental approach after his spectacular one-handed catch against the Houston ...

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even ...

E.J. Dionne Jr. writes about politics in a weekly column for The Washington Post. He is also a government professor at Georgetown University, a visiting professor at Harvard University ...