Tag: Blasphemy
Zounds! What the fork are minced oaths? And why are we...
Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University
What in tarnation is “tarnation?” Why do people in old books exclaim “zounds!” in moments of surprise? And what could...
Blasphemy isn’t just a problem in the Muslim world
Steve Pinkerton, Case Western Reserve University
Recent weeks have brought renewed attention to the problem of blasphemy in the Muslim world.
In March,...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
