It’s funny how sarcasm is associated with humor. “To tear flesh like a dog,” is not a jolly image, but the word nonetheless derives from the Greek sarkazein, meaning just that. It evolved to mean “to ...

Sarcasm and jazz have something surprising in common: You know them when you hear them. Sarcasm is mostly understood through tone of voice, which is used to portray the opposite of the literal words.

Paintings by the old masters are timeless works of art. Some would say they're priceless and should never be touched. Others dare to put a price on them (like the $500 million for da Vinci's "Salvator ...