A lot of people seem to trip over Zohran Mamdani’s name. The reason may not be as simple as it seems. By John McWhorter In “Unabridged,” Stefan Fatsis explores what words make the official grade. By ...

THE biological treatises of Aristotle are one of the chief marvels of antiquity. Remarkable in themselves for the evidence they give of the extraordinary powers of observation and reasoning possessed ...

After a 2024 breakthrough album about her father’s death, the audacious Vermont singer-songwriter squares up to her mother’s living absence—and, without her, finds her own way forward. Frances’ ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence ...

Daniel Mendelsohn, a humanities professor at Bard College, gave a lecture Monday about his experience translating Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey.” Mendelsohn’s translation of “The Odyssey” was ...

WhatsApp’s new in-app message translation feature lets you instantly translate chats without leaving the app. Just long-press a message, tap the three-dot menu, and choose “Translate.” Select your ...

Christian Paz is a correspondent at Vox, where he covers the Democratic Party. He joined Vox in 2022 after reporting on national and international politics for the Atlantic’s politics, global, and ...

In a statement, Bell Educational Services Ltd confirmed that the group has served notice to put its three schools in Cambridge, London and St Albans into administration due to financial difficulties, ...

An Australian-led study of over 10,000 older adults links regular music listening and instrument playing to significantly lower dementia and cognitive decline rates. At the opening of the UN General ...

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