Jay-Z is now JAŸ-Z — at least for the time being. The hip-hop mogul has modified his stage name to include an umlaut over the “Y.” The change was first seen in an announcement on Tuesday that revealed ...

In January, I attended my first opera, Strauss’s Daphne at McCaw Hall. The experience was everything I wished it to be, ...

People say it every day without thinking ― “two o’clock,” “six o’clock,” “eight o’clock sharp.” But what is the purpose of that little “o” and apostrophe? Is it short for something? Why do we only use ...

Is there a language you don’t speak but find its sound particularly inviting and warm? Many people feel this way, as a new survey by a language learning platform shows. The study also explores what ...

Bennett grounded the play’s moral center in Bradshaw. Weiss simultaneously portrayed Bowles as a seductress and as a broken, indifferent woman in the excellent eponymous number “Cabaret,” the tragic ...

An exhibit at New York's Museum of the Moving Image explores how medical imaging technologies like CT scans and X-rays have reshaped our view of the body — and ourselves.

Sing Rusalka feels like a personal challenge. As a long-retired choir girl it’s the opportunity to experience the power of a choral group ...

English is a trap. It’s a language built on theft, borrowing words from German, French, and Latin, shaking them up in a bag, and spilling them out with spelling rules that make absolutely no sense.

There's no limit to the selection of lovely, sweet baby names out there. Here are 25 to choose from.

An imam is expected to preach fluently without notes, because this is thought to carry more authority. Scripture, poetry, stories of the saints — all must be flawless every time. This exposure seems ...

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