linguistics
The NSA Data Leakers Might Be Faking Their Awful English To Deceive Us
Who are really The Shadow Brokers? Their broken English suggest they might actually be English speakers.
Is Donald Trump So Popular Because of How He Talks? A Linguistics Explainer
Logical or not, Trump uses linguistic strategy to make you to believe what he says.
Why Does DNC Hacker 'Guccifer 2.0' Talk Like This?
Despite the hacker's confusing claims and denials about his origin, his own words might have betrayed his real origins.
Someone Translated the Bible into Emoji for Millennials
Fans of both scripture and cartoon internet hieroglyphics can download the e-book from iTunes.
Regional Accents Are Disappearing and the North is Slowly Dying, Study Says
Now let's have a fight about how to correctly pronounce 'scone'.
Quotes Become Symbolic Geometric Art in ‘Aretephos’
New York-based philosopher Apostolos Stefanopoulos wants to turn famous writers and philosphers’ words into highly symbolic digital art.
Where the Phrase 'Cool Beans' Comes From
How did the chilled legume come to signify a dorky middle ground between "fine" and "great"?
We Asked a Linguist Why Alex Turner Now Sounds Like an Old Cowboy
Alex Turner's voice now sounds like Sean Bean doing a Bill Clinton impression at gun point first thing in the morning. We wanted to know why.
A New Book Analyzes the Poetry of History’s Most Evil People
Apparently iron fists and tender souls aren't mutually exclusive.
Here's How to Start Fights and Insult Strangers in Nine Foreign Languages
We asked our European VICE offices about their countries' rich traditions when it comes to cursing: The Serbians will threaten to fuck the first row of people at your funeral, while the Danish will call you an "ass banana."