To me, writing is an act of listening. I listen, of course, to what I have already written. And then to something unknown, ...

Steve Martin Writes the Written Word” is an aptly-named collection and excellent introduction to the comedian’s best writings ...

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Melissa Ferrer Civil found community, and a path toward better mental health, through poetry. Now, she’s spreading the good ...

A tautogram is an extreme form of alliteration in which all of the words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same letter. Just like a palindrome, it’s a form of constrained writing that can ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Jessica Simpson made her TV comeback during the last episode of American Idol, where she took the stage to perform a duet ...

The finding: A person’s use of function words—the pronouns, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and auxiliary verbs that are the connective tissue of language—offers deep insights into his ...

WASHINGTON — Before being elected on May 8 as the leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV shared social media posts criticizing President Donald Trump's and Vice President JD Vance's stances ...

President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss growing concerns that his economic policies could cause a recession, telling NBC News that the economy would be “OK” in the long term even if a ...