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The Surprising History of the Slur Beyoncé and Lizzo Both Cut From Their New Albums
Ben Zimmer
Aug 03, 2022
6:04 PM
Wordle’s Creator Thinks He Knows Why the Game Has Gone So Viral
Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer
Jan 19, 2022
5:55 AM
Stephen Sondheim Didn’t Just Change Musicals. He Changed Crosswords.
Ben Zimmer
Dec 04, 2021
5:40 AM
Could Taylor Swift Have Written “F— the Patriarchy” a Decade Ago?
Ben Zimmer
Nov 21, 2021
5:45 AM
Insider Secrets of the New York Times Spelling Bee
Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer
Aug 31, 2021
10:00 AM
The History of Going “Apes–t”
Ben Zimmer
June 19, 2018
4:48 PM
Civil War Correspondence Suggests the Phrase “Kick Ass” Might Be a Century Older Than We Thought
Ben Zimmer
Oct 10, 2017
7:33 AM
Why Do We Call White House Happenings “Palace Intrigue”? The Intriguing Explanation.
Ben Zimmer
Aug 09, 2017
7:33 AM
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch Says Republicans “Shot Their Wad” on Health Care. Wait—He Said What?
Ben Zimmer
Aug 07, 2017
2:24 PM
A Georgia Congressman Thinks the Senate Needs Someone to “Snatch a Knot in Their A–.” Um, What?
Ben Zimmer
July 27, 2017
1:25 PM
A Podcast About Profanity Goes Deep on “the C-Word”
Ben Zimmer
July 27, 2017
8:03 AM
Rick Wilson Says People Are Afraid of Trump Going “Rips— Bonkers” on Them. What Does That Mean?
Ben Zimmer
May 19, 2017
3:15 PM
A Hero for Our Time: We Found the Man Behind the Priceless Trump Insult “S—gibbon”
Ben Zimmer
Feb 13, 2017
2:36 PM
The Surprising Rise of the “S—gibbon”
Ben Zimmer
Feb 09, 2017
5:42 PM
Where Did Hillary Get a Phrase Like “Basket of Deplorables”?
Ben Zimmer
Sept 12, 2016
11:36 AM
Can Mel Gibson Pull Off a Portrayal of OED Editor James Murray?
Ben Zimmer
Aug 03, 2016
11:51 AM
Why Do Some People Call Rock-Paper-Scissors Roshambo?
Ben Zimmer, Mike Vuolo, and Bob Garfield
May 17, 2016
11:33 AM
How Hamilton Centers the Power and Pleasure of Language
Ben Zimmer
May 10, 2016
8:30 AM
Red Herring: A Wild Goose Chase That Stinks From Fish
Bob Garfield, Mike Vuolo, and Ben Zimmer
April 19, 2016
11:25 AM
Primeval Profanity
Ben Zimmer
March 30, 2016
12:25 PM
