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Why Are Apartment Tenants Up in Arms? Oct. 28, 2026

The Word Guy

Who's the Word Guy's word guy — the person I turn to when I can't find the origin of a word an... Read More

As Good as Shakespeare, Proust or Dr. Seuss Oct. 26, 2026

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

I never had strong feelings about John Denver or his music. "Country Roads" is a decent song. "Leavi... Read More

Ramaswamy Has Made a Very Poor Trade Oct. 24, 2026

Georgia Garvey

What you put first, you will keep. After all, most of us wouldn't mind a bit more money, but when yo... Read More

The Way You Should Think: Less Artificial, More Intelligence Oct. 23, 2026

The Language of Ethics

If you don't live entirely off the grid, you've heard about Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger's est... Read More

In English, There's No Penalty for Clipping Oct. 21, 2026

The Word Guy

Most of us know that "Halloween" is short for "All Hallow Even," which in turn is an abbreviation fo... Read More

Poem for Venus Squared Oct. 20, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday

Venus retrograde in Scorpio challenges Pluto in an existential mood, raising questions about what we... Read More

The Things We Do for Love Oct. 19, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday

Venus retrograde squares newly direct Pluto — oh, the things we do for love! We compromise. We... Read More

You Do NOT Want to Read This! Oct. 19, 2026

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

I'm warning you right now: Do NOT read this column. It contains information that YOU DO NOT WANT TO ... Read More

What Is a Good Relationship? Oct. 18, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday

In these final days of Libra Season, we reflect on relationship developments of the last few weeks. ... Read More

Trust This: There's No Cure for Colic Other Than Time Oct. 17, 2026

Georgia Garvey

If you're worried that no mysteries remain in the world, that humans have climbed every mountain, ma... Read More

For Better or Worse, Your Words Become Your Thoughts Oct. 16, 2026

The Language of Ethics

I still remember the first time I heard the word "bifurcated." It means "forked" or "diverging in tw... Read More

Pluto at the Turn Oct. 14, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday

In the pause before Pluto goes direct, it seems an overwhelming number of changes must happen to set... Read More

Confused by 'Its' and 'It's'? Blame Dr. Chaos Oct. 14, 2026

The Word Guy

Today we take you back in time to the medieval laboratory of the mad scientist Dr. Chaos as he descr... Read More

Skin in the Game Oct. 13, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday

We need our defenses like we need our skin. It keeps the vitals in and disease and weather out. Skin... Read More

The Price of Respect Oct. 12, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday

It is said that respect is one of the few gifts that cost nothing to give. But if that were true, mo... Read More

Deciding the Terms of the Future Oct. 11, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday, Weekly

This late-stage Libra Season finds us in a retrograde-heavy patch. Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus an... Read More

When the Moon Meets Venus Retrograde Oct. 11, 2026

Horoscopes by Holiday

What is the difference between attraction and attachment? Attraction pulls you closer. Attachment ma... Read More

I'll Carry Your Sheep for You Oct. 11, 2026

My So-Called Millennial Life

Lately, my workout log has been giving me evidence I can feel proud of. I'm inching toward my bench ... Read More

Are We Documenting Our Way to Forgetfulness? Oct. 09, 2026

The Language of Ethics

I hope to visit Vermont one of these years to witness the changing of the leaves and revel in the ka... Read More

There's a Varmint in Your Vocab! Oct. 07, 2026

The Word Guy

The leg muscles of newborn calves are often knotted and rippled, especially if the calves are born t... Read More