A San Diego, California, 12-year-old whose last name is Jones wonders: Why do so many African-Americans as well as European Americans share the same last name? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “The Common Name...
trapeze dress n.— «Phelps said the minidress look for spring is what’s known as the “trapeze dress,” which mimics the outline of, not surprisingly, a trapeze—in a boxy, trapezoid shape that’s narrower at the top and wider at...