Silence comes in many forms. Writer Paul Goodman says there is, for example, the noisy silence of “resentment and self-recrimination,” and the helpful, participatory silence of actively listening to someone speak. • The strange story...
Brian in Church Hill, Tennessee, asks about naming a blues-rock-country band Smackin’ Bejeebus, which echoes expressions such as “smack the bejeebus out of you” and “scare the bejeebus out of you.” Bejeebus is a playful variant of bejesus, also...