Having played parts from Prospero to Stalin, Hamlet and now the poet AE Housman, Simon Russell Beale is convinced he has one of the best jobs in the world ...

Several words and phrases gained prominence in 2024, reflecting cultural trends and online phenomena. "Brain rot" highlights ...

In this excerpt from Dinçer Güçyeter's autobiographical novel, a kindergartener does his best to support his Turkish guest-worker parents as they adapt to life in Germany.

Oxford University Press's 2024 Word of the Year: which words did not make the cut? - The Oxford Word of the Year has ...

My accident Dec. 1 meant that my intended column on the Oxford Word of the Year had to be postponed. I'm still recovering ...

In the 1960s, the "Star of Bethlehem" show at the old Hayden Planetarium in New York was almost as popular as Radio City ...

Oxford Dictionary always announces the ‘word of the year.’ Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English ...

Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...

Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

Oxford defines brain rot as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the ...

I’m perplexed. Somewhere in the mass of gray matter between the ears that don’t work like they once did, there’s a battle of sorts going on. “Brain rot” or “slop?” For those who might be unaware, the ...