Etymology of the day: the 'desert' in 'just deserts' (not 'just desserts') is an old past tense of the French 'deservir', to 'deserve'. Someone's just deserts are their 'comeuppance', which rests on ...

Since the book came out last fall, Zafarris says, she’s heard from readers about words she included or left out. The book’s sections include words about sex, war, monsters, and all manner of violence.

I love Paris. It seems more and more these days that that’s an unpopular opinion. People either love Paris or hate Paris. And most of the people I know seem to hate it! I happen to fall into ... Read ...

Felton, who was 38 at the time of the incident, also had been charged with criminal possession of a weapon. He's been sentenced to nine years in state prison after pleading guilty to that charge.