Our long history of attempted book censorship continues as society confronts gender identity.

These days, if someone called you a “nervous nimrod” you’d probably be upset, but that wasn’t always the case.

 The answer depends on whether you’re a prescriptivist or descriptivist.

Abbreviations and acronyms can cause confusion and even civic embarrassment. Ever fly into FAT for your vacation?

Mainers, it seems, are more likely to cheat at Wordle than residents of any other state in the nation (we’re No. 1!, we’re No. 1!).

The Los Angeles Chargers got their name, the story goes, because team owner Barron Hilton liked the word for its affiliation with his new Carte Blanche credit card.

A lot of animals, along with history, stereotypes and even gold prospectors, formed the foundation for many early professional football teams’ names.

Consider ‘uhtceare,’ though your doctor wouldn’t recommend it: a seldom-seen Old English word meaning ‘lying awake before dawn and worrying.’

‘Partygate’ — the goings-on by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ilk during the COVID-19 lockdown — was one word being considered by Collins Dictionary.

Famous bears, pesky S’s, 360-degree turns and well-honed targets are in our sights this week. And the bead goes on.