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Words that work their way into our minds

Researchers at Cornell University try to figure out what makes for memorable quotes.

Top 5 foreign-language films

Occasionally, foreign films score big at American box offices. Here are the all-time top-grossing foreign-language films in the US.

So, just where is this omnibus taking us?

The Monitor's language columnist ponders how a word that once referred to horse-drawn carriages now refers to legislative packages with something for everyone.

10 things you probably didn't know about 'The Lion King'

In anticipation of the special 3D re-release, Disney shares stories about the production of 'The Lion King' more than 15 years ago.

'What should I read?' A new site called Bookish hopes to tell you

Publisher-supported Bookish hopes to become the Rotten Tomatoes of the book world.

Oscar night: At the movies, we all get a vote

Best film? Best actor? There are dozens of ways of ranking films besides the Academy Awards. But the most important way is how you rank them.

X-Men: First Class trailer debuts on Facebook

X-Men: First Class trailer, showing off the latest movie in the popular X-Men series, appears online today. The movie is set to debut this summer.

Can 'The Town' be top of the Hub? Top 5 Boston-based movies

The Red Sox may be struggling to make the playoffs this season, but Boston is a perennial box-office favorite. The latest Boston-based film to hit silver screens is "The Town," starring and directed by local boy Ben Affleck.

The top 10 Boston-based films, ranked by US box-office receipts, includes the Sox-centered "Fever Pitch," according to Turner Classic Movies and IMDB.com. Also on the list is the 1968 version of "The Thomas Crown Affair" starring Steve McQueen, which was shot on Boston's Beacon Hill. Do your favorite Boston films make the top 5?

Is Internet access a human right? Top 10 nations that say yes.

Four out of 5 people worldwide say Internet access is a human right, according to a recent BBC poll. Even more than Americans, Chinese believe that to be true.

Zooey Deschanel has another day job: singer

The actress and M. Ward have formed a duo called She & Him that emulates the feel of 1960s music. Just don't call it a vanity project.

Going deep into the weeds

It's an idiom that means one thing for waiters and another thing for wonks.