Dictionary of Fine Distinctions merits study at your leisure. Burnstein describes his little volume as “Nuances, Niceties, ...

I met Merl Reagle for the first time at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) back in 2015. We didn’t talk for long ...

Kamal’s dictionary was completed 100 years ago, earning him the title Pasha, awarded by King Fouad. However, he died shortly ...

I trace that process in my new book, The Cancel Culture Panic. Fears of “PC” and “cancel culture” took varied paths in the ...

What is love? Could those feelings you label as love be something else? What about infatuation? Obsession? A passing fancy? Being smitten? Enthrallment? Beguilement? Lust? A crush? A squish? Platonic ...

The original Czech text was published in 1985, although the French and English translations came out the year before.

I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me. It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words.' (Chapter 4, Winnie-the-Pooh). Gomdori Pu stories, translated by ...

In this story for Mathrubhumi English, Shalini Chandran explores the importance of the Arabic language and its untapped ...

Struggling with today's Wordle? Use our handy Wordle hint selection to help you, or learn the Wordle answer today with our ...

Per official News Tribune style, it's just "gulls." A local bird expert says that's exactly correct — although some Northland ...

Legendary actor Prabir Mitra passed away today at 10:15 pm today at a Dhaka’s square hospital. The news has been confirmed to The Daily Star by his son, Sifat Islam. Battling oxygen deficiency ...

Decades of use had taken their toll on Hotel Jama. By 2009, the once-glamorous hotel was a shadow of its former self, its ...