After wrestling with Welsh for my iPhone game "Character Limit," there were two changes of pace in the last month. Both in terms of the work being carried out and when the game will actually ship.

There are still folks to whom my yearly holiday greeting is “Merry Krimble,” a classic onomatopoeiacal Beatle-ism uttered on ...

The Powerbeats Fit resemble the Beats Fit Pro, but have smaller buds that use a fit wing rather than an ear hook to secure to your ears. Beats has redesigned the wings, and they are intended to ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

Not all words are created equal – and those that sound more surprising are more likely to grab our attention and stick in our ...

According to Etymonline, the word “carillon” comes from French, specifically from the Old French word “carignon,” meaning ...

One of house music’s most established talents., Chris Lake released his debut album this year after 20 years in the game.

Are you looking forward to watching this classic musical this December? An annual tradition, "The Sound of Music," a 1965 movie musical, will be broadcast Dec. 21, 2025, on live television as part of ...

One of the best things about a casino is the noise. We look through the avalanche of endorphin-triggering sound waves you can ...

There's always that one friend who pulls out random big words in the middle of a casual sentence. To them, it feels natural, even if it leaves others standing around with a puzzled look. It's almost ...

Linguists have noticed that many swear words share the same sharp, punchy sounds—hard consonants like “k,” “t,” and “g” that burst out of the mouth rather than flow. When a study examined those sound ...

The word describes the onslaught of "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...