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Beyoncé's name to be added to French encyclopedic dictionary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThus, Beyoncé's name has a French origin. In 2004, the term "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford...
Beyoncé added to latest edition of French dictionary Le Petit Larousse
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn 2004, the term “bootylicious” – featured in Destiny’s Child 2001 single of the same name – was...
Is ‘cultural Marxism’ a conspiracy theory or a threat to democracy?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBut in political discourse on the right, the term has largely been divorced from its complex history...
Why do we say ‘green thumb,’ ‘out of the blue’ and more color idioms?
NY Post via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTest yourself and see if you know the real history behind three popular color-based phrases. Dig...
What Can AI Researchers Learn From Alien Hunters?
IEEE Spectrum· 16 hours agoThe emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI)—systems that can perform any task a human can—could be the most important event in human history, one that radically ...
Mother Wit on Mother’s Day | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly
Louisiana Weekly· 2 days agoThe role of a mother demands resiliency, steadfastness, sacrifice, love, caring, attentiveness, nurturing and protection of those who emerge from a woman’s womb. “Mother Wit” is considered obsolete ...
Two Miss Hall's alums detail alleged grooming and sexual misconduct by former teacher
Berkshire Eagle· 8 hours agoFares graduated in 2010; Simon graduated five years earlier in 2005. In their first interview with...
Do You Know the Origin of the Word ‘Quiz’?
New York Times· 3 days agoChristie’s International Ltd., based in London, is about to start operations in New York. A travel agency with which the actor Robert Morley is associated. This question (we’re guessing you ...
Color idioms we can't resist: Why do we say ‘green thumb,' 'out of the blue' and more?
AOL· 2 days agoWhy do we use the popular expressions "green thumb," "out of the blue," and "paint the town red"? Check out the possible origin stories of these three often-used idioms today.
