Many years ago, the son of a pastor I knew visited a tongues-speaking church out of curiosity. Members of the congregation would stand, supposedly speak in tongues, and immediately afterwards another ...

The South African author J.M. Coetzee, now 85 years old, is renowned for his austere, intellectually rigorous novels such as “Disgrace” (1999) and “The Childhood of Jesus” (2013), and his scrupulous ...

A Capital Region native who graduated from Shaker High School and UAlbany now is closing in on 4 million followers across his social media platforms. His schtick? He videochats with people across the ...

It is time for another installation of "Ask Mister Language Person," the penultimate authority on grammatorical issues; the column that puts the "p-u" in punctuation; the only language column that was ...

Being someone’s “favorite person” might sound flattering at first, but it’s not always a sign of a healthy relationship. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) involves intense emotions, impulsivity, ...