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A century ago (or more), we used more colorful terms to abuse one another. Here are some we need to bring back post haste.

Enter into the work with praise.” (1949) To his mother when his brother Bert sailed for Peru: “Remember—and I don’t mean to sound pedantic or impudent as if I knew all the costs—remember ...

Unthinkable: Politicians who tell lies have an advantage because of what psychologists call the ‘false consensus effect’ ...

As Russia made progress in revising its nuclear policy amid its war with Ukraine, North Korea vowed to never give up its own ...

This year’s Echoes of Wisdom is the first main Zelda game in history to let you play as the titular princess; until now, Nintendo has forced Zelda into spending her time off-screen, being kidnapped or ...

Truce or war? We might be toasting the end of the conflict or opening another bottle of red to drown our sorrows. It seems ...

Spain's royals remain silent about scandalous allegations by the queen's former lover and brother-in-law. The rumors may be a ...

Newcastle gave reigning champions Manchester City an umcomfortable time of things at St James' Park as Pep Guardiola's side ...

Somehow compliments seem a trifle impudent as well as totally irrelevant. ¶ At the end of his trip. President Coolidge stood above the Grand Canyon. Observers wondered whether a man whose ...

David Lean’s Oscar-winning 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia is rightly regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Despite a ...

The sky is frescoed with mare’s tails, pulverized clouds streaking their tops off into an imaginary stratosphere. Across the ...