Getting from having a cockroach to Mark Twain’s death-defying miracle started with reflecting on weird idioms, “a group of ...

"Punishing assorted others quells empathy and dissent, for we do not want to be targeted ourselves," writes Viet Thanh Nguyễn ...

Ever noticed hotels and elevators skip the 13th floor? Blame Triskaidekaphobia—the fear of the number 13. Rooted in mythology ...

In his deft and often odd book Dianaworld, Edward White asks why the People’s Princess means so much to various groups and ...