What’s in a Brand Name: the Sounds of Persuasion
The mere letters and sounds used in a brand name can have a curious impact on its reception by the public.
Sylvia Plath’s “Ariel,” 50 Years Later
Published in 1965, Ariel was published after Sylvia Plath herself had already been dead for two years.
What Price Fast Fashion?
Fast fashion is a phenomenon that transcends the runway, crosses borders, and cuts across barriers of class, culture, and emerging economies
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“Birth of a Nation”: 100 Years Later
The Birth of a Nation—1915's blockbuster hit and the most popular movie of its day—was released 100 years ago this month.
Harper Lee to Publish a New Novel at age 88
55 years after the publication of her first, only, and very successful debut novel reclusive American author Harper Lee ...
Getting Historical Movies Right: Hollywood vs. Historians
Does the movie industry owe it to the public to get the facts right in historical movies?
Lingua Obscura: Young Women’s Language Patterns at the Forefront of Linguistic Change
Linguists observe that young women's language patterns invite negative reactions, comments, and suggestions to change.
Lingua Obscura: A New Linguistics Column
A linguistics column that will uncover curious stories of language use from all around the world--written by a linguist.