Serving for centuries as a description of the very inebriated, most accounts hold that the idiom "three sheets to the wind" is derived from sailing—if the three "sheets" of the ship are unsecured, the ...

Whether referred to as “smooth music,” “my favorite songs” or perhaps something involving expletives, the easy-rocking singles from the ’70s and early ’80s known as “yacht rock” still have a sizable ...

Three Sheets to the Wind is an illustrated reference guide to the nautical origins of everyday expressions. The book, by editor and avid sailor Cynthia Barrett ’78, is organized alphabetically “from A ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Jack Shannon has a tongue-in-cheek word of advice for venture capitalists looking for their next investment. “VCs should really pay more attention to bands that are hanging out after ...

Waist-high in blue-green pond water, a young man smokes a cigarette as tiny waves ripple to the edges of the screen. My memory of this postcard-perfect image in Sterlin Harjo‘s feature debut, “Four ...