Insight Categories: Language Use

A kiss may still be a kiss, but the names we call our lovers have definitely changed as time goes...

Robert Krulwich, who writes a “sciencey” blog at NPR, just gave a wonderful run-down of the history of the word...

I love technology and enjoy keeping a close eye on developing trends. The other day I was reading an article...

Ah, romance. Chocolates and roses, stolen kisses and sexy lingerie…and of course, the predatory exploits of the ancient Roman Empire....

Just like TV Tropes, Reddit can be a great/horrible time waster. I generally don’t go there unless someone I trust...

Over at Catchword offices this morning we are wading through various hash tags while Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Me and Jane Doe...

I was born and raised in Central/Northern California. This, among other things, means I love using the word hella. As...

So I’m reading Gray’s Anatomy now. Long story. Discovered a discoloration on my leg and got a little carried away...

This item was originally published on January 5th, 2010 at Fast Company. In my last blog, I looked at how...

Is there any community of creatures more uniformly maligned than farm animals? Seriously. Isn’t it enough that we keep these...