Paul Anthony Jones

Joined: Jun 20, 2014

Paul Anthony Jones is a writer and musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. He is the author of word origins guide Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons, and runs its tie-in Twitter account @HaggardHawks.

‘Bleak ‘House by Charles Dickens, 'Sense and Sensibility' by Jane Austen, and 'The Return of the Native' by Thomas Hardy

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 'The Taming of The Shrew'

South Korea's team Jinsu Kim, Sunwook Kim, Hyeonggeun Kim and Geonu Lee

Robin Williams in ‘Good Morning Vietnam’

With different categories and votes, the Golden Globes and Academy Awards results don’t always match up.

Jason Brown and coach Kori Ade celebrate in the kiss and cry zone during the Sochi Winter Olympics

Breaking down the history of the popular term in figure skating, most notably seen during the Olympics.

Close up of figure skaters feet in skates on ice

From death spiral to twizzle, you might not be familiar with these figure skating terms. Brush up on your sports jargon this Winter Olympics.

There’s a science behind why skiers—and other athletes—are obsessed with hot sauce. Read about it here ahead of the Winter Olympics.

Why do we feel so uncomfortable on someone else’s behalf? Breaking down the science behind secondhand embarrassment.

Robert DeNiro in ‘Taxi Driver,’ Whoopi Goldberg in ‘The Color Purple,’ Anthony Perkins in ‘Psycho’

Ahead of the 2026 Academy Awards, we’re looking back at some of the most egregious snubs, including ‘Psycho,’ ‘Taxi Driver,’ and more.

Speech bubbles with the words “dude” and “legit” in them.

From “dude” to “legit,” these terms and sayings date back much farther than you might realize.

There’s a two-part history to the origins of why we call pants a “pair” when it’s only one item of clothing. We explore the interesting background here.