Today’s column comes from an email and conversation with a local student, and the professor is glad to help. Q: I am a student working on a project in semiotics, and I wonder if I could put some ...

Most religions have symbols that are representative of them. These religious symbols are a way to define the basic tenets of the particular religion. Here are some of the most well-known religious ...

Religious symbols and their meanings are sometimes lost on us. Very often, we see a holy symbol and don't really know what it means. In other cases, some common religious symbols become so popular ...

Shocking Laws Around the World That Are Still in Effect: 25 Dark Origins of Famous Characters: Have you ever seen an everyday ...

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 8:01 a.m. | Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 8:01 a.m. They are the universal symbols of the holiday season. Menorahs and dreidels, wreaths and trees, unity cups and ...

Last week in this space, I mused about how quick we can be to over interpret events and ascribe tenuous meaning to actions that so often defy explanation. Less than 48 hours after I posted that column ...

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a new, more stringent policy on hate symbols including the swastika Thursday night, prohibiting ...

Those tiny, cryptic symbols on clothing tags and car dashboards can confuse anyone. However, your iPhone camera can quickly decipher the meaning of laundry symbols and dashboard icons. You don’t need ...

Just a few weeks before Christmas in 1996, I was seated in the front row in an auditorium at the Old Executive Office Building across from the White House. My job, then for NBC News, was to cover the ...

Automobile dashboards have come a long way since Carl Benz invented the world's first car. Analog gauges and mechanical knobs and switches have given way to touchscreens, pushbuttons, and voice ...