Nat Towsen

From "base" to "mod" to "crossplay."

Passing a blunt doesn't mean what you think it does, and you should be worried if a nurse talks to you about "pillow therapy."

In chess as in life, sometimes you're just a patzer caught in a zugzwang.

In order to maintain their carefully manicured illusion, some mall Santas and their elves have to employ code words and slang just to communicate with each other.

We turned to the co-creator of the Upright Citizens Brigade to learn about yes-anding, premise improv, games, and status.

The creator of Community tells us about why he's such an open book on the internet and teases the documentary about his Harmontown podcast tour.

Comic book lingo has gone mainstream, but there are still terms—like "red skies event"—that make no sense outside of the comic world. Writer Fred Van Lente explains what they mean.

Each restaurant develops its own terminology, but there are terms that are used in almost all of them. Nat Towsen sat down with chef Jeff Teller to find out how to speak kitchen.

Kevin Allison, host of the Risk! podcast and member of comedy troupe The State, explains the meaning and origin behind the slang terms of the kink sex community.