A Killing on the Cape Episode 4: The Garbage Man | ABC News Podcast (Transcript)

A Killing on the Cape Episode 2: The Shellfish Constable | ABC News Podcast (Transcript)

A Killing on the Cape Episode 3: More Leads, More Dead Ends | ABC News Podcast (Transcript)

A Killing on the Cape Episode 5: The Verdict | ABC News Podcast (Transcript)

Simon Says transcribes in 90 (ninety!) languages.

From Afrikaans to Zulu: see the full list of…

Diaphanous: A Fashion Term That Continues to Outlast Every Trend

Venus was a Roman goddess, akin to Greek mythology’s Aphrodite, who represented love, beauty, fertility, and sex. There are countless statues and paintings depicting her likeness, most notably Sandro Botticelli’s “The…

A Killing on the Cape | Transcripts of the Podcast Series

Transcripts of the podcast series A Killing on the Cape.

Mawkish: A Critical Word with Squeamish Beginnings

Time has been kind to the word mawkish.

In the 1660s, it was defined as “sickly, nauseated”. It was derived from the Middle English word mawke, which meant “maggot”. Mawke came from the Old Norse word mathkr, which…

Profligate: A Favorite of Political Reporters…and Grad Students

Profligate is far from common in everyday language but there’s one group that’s very familiar with its meaning — grad school applicants. Prospective students must score well on the GRE to get into their preferred…