Gary Rosenberg and Benjamin Williams explain how New York City calculates condominium property taxes—a process that can lead to inequities. Ask a New York City condominium owner how their property ...

DEFINITION: A central character in a story or movie who lacks traditional heroic qualities, such as courage or selflessness. ETYMOLOGY: Comes from the Latin prefix anti, meaning “opposite of” and hero ...

DEFINITION: The word “immaculate” means perfectly clean or spotless. ETYMOLOGY: This comes from the Latin word immaculatus, a combination of the prefix im meaning "not" and maculatus meaning "stained.

The Cambridge classicist Mary Beard became briefly notorious in 2009 (though not for the first or last time) when she was bleeped at length on NPR for quoting an ancient Roman poem—in Latin. “Catullus ...

It’s almost time to bid farewell to summer and say hello to fall. The autumn equinox of 2025 occurs at 2:19 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Sept. 22, marking the official start of the season known for ...

With our clocks already pushed ahead for the start of Daylight Saving Time, it’s almost time to put those winter gloves away and watch the flowers start to bloom, as the first day of spring 2025 ...

(WKBN) — Many know that the prefix oct- means eight, as in octopus or octagon. But why does October, the 10th month of the year, have this prefix? It dates back to the ancient Roman calendar, known as ...

Catholics and even non-Catholics around the world have recently been imploring Pope Francis to refrain from implementing a rumored ban on the Tridentine Mass, also known as the traditional Latin Mass ...

In America, how you spell your name says a lot about when you were born. Take “Ashley,” for instance. Ashly, Ashley and Ashleigh each mark distinct eras — not just for the Ashleys of the world, but ...

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