If you've been on TikTok lately, you've probably heard the term "cracking" used in an unexpected context. So, what does "cracking" mean? Spoiler: It's dirty.

Discover 'Incendia,' a powerful Latin-derived word evoking intense fire, both literal and metaphorical. This term, meaning ...

Baranczyk and the sixth-ranked Sooners became the latest college team to send fans into a frenzy when they hit 67 points in ...

Despite the mediocre quality of his two movies, Andrew Garfield is my favorite Spider-Man, and I bet I can convince you that he should be yours, too.

Vierge, a French word meaning “blank” or “unspoiled” — virgin or maiden — has unexpectedly become the perfect title for the ...

Gratitude seems like a buzzword as the holiday season approaches. But, what does it actually mean, and how can it ...

Modern society has turned the enjoyment of work into a virtue. The growing obsession with finding work you love as the best ...

Wondering how long it takes to recover from chickenpox Read ahead to know as an expert explains each stage from first ...

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.

A Janus word or phrase has two meanings, each the opposite of the other. Janus words are named after the two-faced Roman god of archways and doors, Janus. There are many such words in English, the ...

After two lower courts ruled that Trump’s use of the National Guard in this way is illegal, Trump asked the Supreme Court — ...

The President’s executive order took inspiration from an esoteric legal argument from 1985, by two Yale professors. They have ...