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Horry County is named after Revolutionary War figure Peter Horry. As the country prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, here's how to avoid botching the county's name. For the record, the ‘H’ is ...

Director Pierre Coffin voices all the Minions, having developed their voice and gibberish language with the help of 6 ...

The Minions have been speaking their own funny language for years, but it turns out those words are not as random as many fans believed. The little yellow characters first appeared in Despicable Me in ...

Alexander Willis is a senior editor who graduated from the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas and currently lives in the Metro Nashville area, Tennessee. Prior to joining ...

Texas has a blend of cultures and a rich history of cities that people in or outside of the Lone Star State aren't always aware of. Nor do they all know how to pronounce it. Based on a report by Texas ...

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I split my time between Brooklyn and a small Arts and Crafts–style house in the Catskills. My town, Accord, is in a little area called the Rondout Valley, nestled in between the Shawangunk-Mohonk ...

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I've spent more years than I'd like to admit talking to Siri like it's a slightly confused intern. You ask it to text your husband; it offers a web search. You say "call Jeneva"; it dials Doug.

You’re reading The Financial Page, John Cassidy’s weekly column on economics and politics. Later this week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expected to issue stock to investors in what is shaping up to be the ...