When writing textbooks about slavery, which words best reflect its cold, hard reality? Some historians are dropping the word slave in favor of terms like enslaved person and captive, arguing that these terms are more accurate. And raising a...
Offbeat mascot names from Montana include the Powell County Wardens (so named because the high school is in the same county as the Montana State Prison), and the Missoula Loyola Sacred Heart Breakers. This is part of a complete episode.
umbrella film n.— «Traditionally blockbuster and sequel films, or as they are called in the industry “umbrella films,” are planned to make the majority of profit for a company. These films are usually released during summer...
four-handed dentistry n.— «From 1961 to 1987, the Kentucky native trained Loyola University students in an emerging technique known as “four-handed dentistry,” whereby dentists employ the skills of dental assistants, often...
slabbed adj.— «The people who lost everything were the most victimized. Most eerie was the fact that they invented a word for what happened to them: “slabbed.” “We got slabbed,” they would cry, meaning that the...