Ratchet: The Rap Insult That Became a Compliment
Dissecting a word that's risen from the working-class South to the Twitter feeds of Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and plenty of gay men, too.
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Critics Poll: What Was the Worst Movie of 2012?
The worst of the worst, as collected from the nation's reviewers.
Lee Daniels Wanted Nicole Kidman to Use the N-Word for The Paperboy
"I have a son who's African American and I just didn't feel it was right."
Comparing Word Clouds From ‘Why We’re at War’ Speeches
How does the language in Obama's speech compare to words used to explain why we were in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo?
Historical Persecution of the Jews Quickly Becoming Meaningless
Now criticism of Sarah Palin is like a "pogrom."
Breaking Down Eminem’s Underwhelming Recovery Lyrics
"Now you get to watch her leave out the window / Guess that’s why they call it window pane."
Arlen Specter Is the Only Person in the World Who Uses the Phrase ‘Smoking Dutch Cleanser’
We have never heard this before.
Read a List of Every Word David Foster Wallace Circled in His Dictionary
With hyperlinked definitions.
‘Reconciliation’ Is Now a Dirty Word
It's a simple majority now. If you don't like simple majorities, you should just go back to the Soviet Union, Josef Stalin.
‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’: The Allure, and Danger, of a Favorite Political Mantra
It's been chanted for decades, but can it do more harm than good this time around?
Facebook Doesn’t Care Whether You ‘Defriend’ or ‘Unfriend’
In response to Oxford's word of the year selection, the social networking website says either term is fine.
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