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What’s in a name? The weird, rude, and cheeky world of Italian food names
Take strozzapreti, or “priest-chokers.” This thick, hand-rolled pasta hails from central Italy and, depending on whom you ask ...
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The 50 Fastest-Rising Baby Names Right Now, According to Data
According to the most recent Social Security Administration report, there’s a surge in popularity for names like Truce, which ...
Miss Manners: I feel strange when friend’s grown daughter calls me “Mrs.”
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to asking someone to use your first name instead of a ...
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Blame Reese Witherspoon? How Boy Names Go Girl (and Never Come Back)
Ashley, Frances, Beverly, and Whitney were once exclusively male names. Discover why names migrate from traditionally male to ...
Miss Manners: You’re an adult now, so please stop referring to me as ‘Mrs. Smith’
She is a sweet girl, and I don’t want her to feel chastised. But it makes me feel strange. Should I let it go?
Miss Manners: Friend’s now-adult daughter still calls me ‘Mrs.’ It feels odd
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my children were growing up, we were close friends with another family. Both families taught the ...
Miss Manners: Child’s habit was great, but as an adult, it’s become awkward for me
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my children were growing up, we were close friends with another family. Both families taught the ...
Miss Manners: I want her to see me as a peer, but she still addresses me formally
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to [email protected], or through postal mail ...
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Miss Manners: Adults should call me by my first name
She continues to refer to me as “Mrs. Smith.” It feels awkward, especially in small groups like our women’s Bible study.
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How the earth-inclined ovenbird got its name; What’s with all the rabbits (nature’s fast food)?
Why call it an ovenbird? A turkey could more reasonably be called an ovenbird, since it is commonly roasted in an oven; this ...
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Old-fashioned police work, K-9 Kibo lead to Hoquiam arrests
Hoquiam Police Department Officer Martinez was on patrol in the area of the 400 block of South Adams Street in Hoquiam.
In the Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising
Billy Strings and Chris Thile were singing an old song called “Rabbit in a Log” at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Clouds of weedy smoke rolled up to the stage from below, and thunder echoed from ...