linguistics

The Last Gasps of Texas German

09.28.15

Af Luke Winkie
We Interviewed the Historian Who Just Found the Oldest Use of the Word ‘Fuck’

09.13.15

Af Mike Pearl
Scientifically, Does Gaydar Actually Exist?

08.18.15

Af Mike Pearl
Sex People of the World Need to Unite and Make the Term ‘Sex Person’ a Thing

07.14.15

Af Elianna Lev
The Tongue-Twisting History of the Many Euphemisms for Eating Ass

06.11.15

Af Chelsea G. Summers
Emoji is the ‘Fastest Growing Language in the UK’, According to a [INSERT CRY-LAUGH EMOJI] Linguistics Professor

05.19.15

Af Joel Golby
Help! I Can’t Stop Thinking in Emoji!

04.22.15

Af Garrett Gilmore

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Music

3 Alt-Rock Albums That Would’ve Been Old Enough to Get Married in Colonial America

Alt-rock didn’t have the biggest year in 2014, but these three albums are among the hidden gems turning 12 in 2026.

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Af Lauren Boisvert
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Music

How a Budweiser Commercial Inspired Sir Mix-A-Lot to Write His 1992 Hit, ‘Baby Got Back’

Sir Mix-A-Lot’s 1992 hit about junk in the trunk may seem like a goof, but it was a direct response to stick-thin models of the 90s.

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Af Lauren Boisvert
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Music

Death Cab for Cutie Just Announced a New Album

I Built You a Tower will release June 5 on ANTI records. Listen to the first single, “Riptides,” below.

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Af Nick Stockton
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Metallica Vocalist James Hetfield Proposed to His Girlfriend While Swimming With Sharks

Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s new fiancée revealed that they got engaged while “swimming with whale sharks on Friday the 13th.”

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Music

This 2003 Jet Hit Could’ve Had a Totally Different Meaning if This Original Lyric Made the Cut

Jet’s debut single is a jangly, groovy rock song you can dance to, but the initial draft of the lyrics was surprisingly negative.

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Af Lauren Boisvert