these idioms and colloquial phrases sometimes sound completely ludicrous out of context, but many of them have very real and amazingly explainable origins.
Toilet Paper: Getting to the bottom of its history
It’s something that we all do. It’s just something we don’t discuss. I’m referring to using the bathroom. Whether it’s the lingering smells that cause
Office Space: Not another butthead movie
Imagine a movie with enough lasting pop culture influence that a Texas senator runs an ad parodying an infamous scene from that particular movie. Well,
The Masks We Wear – Part 1: Crime and History
There are hundreds of different prisoners who could have been the Man in the Iron Mask. In the 1998 Leonardo DiCaprio movie entitled The Man in the
“It’s a Catch-22”
“It’s a catch-22; you gotta have money to make money.” “It’s a catch-22; you can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience
Mindset Change: Replacing your sorrys with thank-yous
Yesterday, one of my student’s told me to stop saying I’m sorry all of the time. Of course, I imagine it does get annoying because I say
The Sadie Hawkins Day Dance
The term pop culture is said to have been coined back before the 19th century, and there is no denying that popular culture helps pave
