language
Which Came First — Hummer the Truck, or Hummer the Sex Act?
An army veteran, an etymologist and a sex historian weigh in on this, uh, humdinger
The Word ‘Hero’ Has Lost All Meaning
When essential workers are risking death, they need more than idle praise
Why Are Tube Sites Suddenly Filled With… Porm?
To some, ‘porm’ is an innocent typo wrought by clumsy sausage fingers on a sticky keyboard. To others, it’s all part of the (horny) plan.
How Did X Become the Edgiest Letter?
From holiest hallmark to horniest sex symbol — the X-treme, X-haustive story of how the wild child of the alphabet lost its way
