You know how the joke begins: “A guy walks into a bar…” But wait, for you to know the punch line, this has to be past tense. So wouldn’t it be, “A guy walked into a bar…?” It could be. But usually it ...

It wouldn’t be a Man Booker Prize shortlist without a controversy in the British press, but this year’s furor — launched by one-time Booker judge Philip Hensher — may strike some readers as a bit ...

Like newspaper headlines and personal anecdotes (So I’m walking down the street yesterday, and this guy comes up to me and he says …), sportscasting has a special affinity for the present tense. But ...

This is Present Tense, a series on mindfulness for busy people (read: all of us). Whether you're at work, on a walk, or hanging with loved ones, mindfulness can help you stay connected and engaged – ...

Linguistics professor John O’Regan on history written in the present tense, and Simon Allen on other documentary annoyances Adrian Chiles’s article concerning the use of the present tense in ...

This is Present Tense, a series on mindfulness for busy people (read: all of us). Whether you're at work, on a walk, or hanging with loved ones, mindfulness can help you stay connected and engaged – ...

Present tense communication is a high-risk, high-gain endeavor. Source: Photo by Galit Romanelli “I realized that I was a jerk.” “I discovered what I was hiding all these years…” “I finally confronted ...

In Genesis 1, God speaks the world into being. It’s not surprising, then, that language is tied to how we see God at work in our lives, that our faith is as much about the architecture of nouns and ...