The FA9LA isn't a typo or a catchy title. The 9 replaces an Arabic letter for a strong "s" sound, a trend from Arabizi, the Arabic chat alphabet. In Bahraini slang means fun or party. So, the viral ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

While the history of the alphabet of a particular language may not be of interest to many, it was quite significant to the Greeks. Lots of ancient Greek records contain stories about how they got ...

One of the highest-profile bets on artificial intelligence just came from a most unlikely place. Berkshire Hathaway Inc., led for six decades by value-conscious investor Warren Buffett, disclosed last ...

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio -- North Royalton City Schools honored local veterans through a variety of meaningful activities across the district in recognition of Veterans Day. At North Royalton Elementary ...

To the editor: In response to the Nov. 12 letter to the editor "Christmas has carols; so should Thanksgiving," there is a classic one that I learned in elementary school and remember singing every ...

Is Taylor Swift in trouble? Swift released her 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Oct. 3 to a mixed bag of reviews, the most criticism she’s received on an album in her nearly two-decade-long ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Drake, PartyNextDoor, and Cash Cobain debut “Somebody Loves Me Pt.

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

From “Friday I’m in Love” to “Just like Heaven,” The Cure built their career crafting songs that feel somewhat jarring and off-kilter while still being wistfully romantic and nostalgic. As frontman ...

There's some kind of magic in songs that can make you feel good or hit you deep inside, and not many artists get that right like Alan Walker. Starting in a small home studio in 2012, this man from ...

Early Greek alphabet painted on the body of an Attic black-figure cup. Today, there are missing letters in the Greek alphabet. Credit: flickr / Dan Diffendale CC BY-SA 2.0 The Greek alphabet has ...