The 3,000 hidden colors of the dictionary, with Kory Stamper

Denim: Secret place names hiding in plain sight. Why the principal is more than your pal.

The crossword puzzle's role in World War II and the fight against Nazism.

Feghoots: Groan-worthy story puns. How your brain stores words.

The ‘Tale of Two Dictionaries,’ with Peter Sokolowski

Why leprechauns are shoemakers. The March equinox versus the vernal equinox.

'Mini' and 'factoid' don't mean what you think, with Jess Zafarris

Is the Academy Awards singular or plural? Writing about time.

Mapping the American Tongue: The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), with Joan Houston Hall

The history of the octothorpe. Sir Fragalot and sentence fragments. Dribzle.

How 'be like' took over the world, with Sali Tagliamonte

Why 'Tonka' sounds big and 'bitty' sounds small. Why you CAN start a sentence with 'because.'

WHY WE USE ALL CAPS TO SHOUT, with Glenn Fleishman

Draft for Publish on 2026-02-17

Battle of the moguls. 'Awhile' versus 'a while.' Crittador.

Writing for ‘civic clarity’ (plus, the power of short sentences), with Roy Peter Clark

How bored tourists invented an Olympic sport. Centigrade or Celsius? Piqua

Why AI loves em dashes, with Sean Goedecke

Why 'forte' has three pronunciations. What is 'playing the dozens'? Ornish

How can there be hundreds of words for snow? with Dr. Charles Kemp