The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more ...

Ironically, Tharoor is the perfect example of a “sesquipedalian” speaker (someone who uses long words). The term comes from Latin sesquipedalis—”a foot and a half long.” In a debate, he differentiated ...

To be a healer is not merely to deliver care, but to create comfort. Yes, science is central, but healing encompasses ...

But does temperament significantly affect how we study? This article explores the historical roots, psychological theories, ...

Would you pass with flying colours if asked the origins of some of these expressions or would you just take pot luck?

World-renowned floral designer Shane Connolly, celebrated for his work with the British Royal Family, will appear at the ...

By Claire Olson and Rhett Forman Carolina Journal What constitutes a “university” in the course of human history is debatable. But the University of Bologna in Italy (founded in 1088) is widely ...

Tolkien's mythology is being appropriated by modern entities for technological and military projects, raising questions about power and control.

There's no tidy etymological backstory behind the distinction between the two terms: Disk and disc both come from the Latin discus (in Greek, diskos). The oldest known references ...

Perpetua was a middle- or upper-class Roman woman, living in Carthage, who was martyred in the year 203. She is perhaps the ...

Lou Mitchell’s, with its iconic neon sign glowing like a beacon on West Jackson Boulevard, has been drawing hungry pilgrims from across Illinois and beyond for generations. That iconic neon sign has ...

The ancient Greeks had a god for everything – and sometimes they had more than one god for things! This is the case for love and sex, which are most commonly attributed to Aphrodite. However, there ...