The word despot comes from the Greek despotēs, meaning “master” or “lord.” In Byzantine Greece, despotēs was originally a ...

Sonderbewusstsein rewards patience and reflection. It reminds readers that life is not a singular narrative but a convergence ...

It's 200 years since the word "hello" was first used in print - though its roots date back to the 15th Century. How has the ...

Word of the day Syzygy explains a scientific term used in astronomy. It describes a straight-line arrangement of celestial ...

The Oxford English Dictionary traces possible origins to Old High German “halâ,” a cry used to hail a ferryman, and to “halloo,” a hunting call urging hounds forward ...

There are some days when breaking news absolutely blindsides a football club. Here are some of the moments that have rocked ...

Tough way to end the season, tough loss to let go of, but brought a smile to my face that you published my submission in ...

On Monday night, Mario Cristobal – a second generation Cuban American, the son and grandson of Cuban exiles, and one-time resident of 6713 SW 25th Street – will lead the University of Miami onto the ...

Islam divides the world into two conceptual geographies, Dar Al Islam, house of Islam and Dar Al Harb, house of war. The ...

On January 12, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-C62 mission lifted off from Sriharikota carrying the ...

Once upon a time, India’s billionaires wore safari suits or pinstripes—men who built empires, not apps in dorm rooms. Wealth ...

Brigadier General Godwin Alabi-Isama (retired) was one of the  top players in the military during the Nigerian Civil War, also known as Biafra War. Alabi-Isama served as chief of staff to Brigadier ...