G’s that look like I’s, F’s that sound like “Waw,” and Q’s that look like monkeys — man, was our alphabet a mess. That’s because many of our letters began as Egyptian hieroglyph symbols 4,000 years ...

We humans love to label everything we can, especially everything we make. You visit an art museum, and nearly every painting and sculpture bears its creator's signature. The same is true for military ...

The new Museum of American War Letters is making a range of communications from battle zones available. By Colin Moynihan “Blew him in half, absolutely in half.” The voice on tape sounded detached, ...