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Why the Hell Do We Call It a Bar, Anyway?
And what makes a bar a bar, not a pub or a tavern? Let's explore the long history of American drinking to find out
What Even Is a ‘Hard-Ass’?
Are we talking glutes that seem like they’ve been cast from granite, or the football coach who made you run stairs until you puked your guts out?
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Saying ‘Y’All’?
Or better put, why is it something so many outside of the South have recently adopted?
From Football Hooligans to Women, Too?: The Evolution of ‘Lad’ as a Gender-Neutral Term
A few months ago, I dialed into our daily pitch meeting from my greater London house five minutes late. As my digital arrival interrupted several…