Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital is a sensuous, exhilarating meditation about the strangeness of life on a space station, with its mix of tedious tasks and jaw-dropping views. And: a musician who rode the rails in his youth shares the slang he...
Patrick in New York City is curious about the term ride or die, which describes a friend, fan, or romantic partner who is devoted to the end. The expression shows up in the mid-1990s in hip hop and the work of Tupac Shakur and The Lox, and often...
Kristin in Dubuque, Iowa, is a college professor who teaches U.S. history of sexuality. She noticed several students using loyalty where monogamy might be expected, especially for a dating stage with “no flirting or seeing others.” The shift may...