No, there are no actual hippos in Hippo, Kentucky. The name of this town comes from one of its twentieth-century residents, Bee Madison “Hippo” Craft. His nickname has nothing to do with ...

On the “ Inside Trader Joe’s ” podcast, co-hosts Tara Miller, TJ’s vice president of marketing, and Matt Sloan, vice president of culture and innovation, shared that the grocer comes up with its ...

I have an unusual, “made-up” first name. Nowadays it’s common for kids to have a uniquely spelled name, but I’m in my 60s, so it wasn’t common growing up. Miss Manners: My neighbor’s plus-ones are ...

Nicknames for grandma, like Grams, Mimo, and Gram Grams, may stem from family tradition, grandma's preference, or even from a grandchild's inability to pronounce the word "grandmother" or "grandma." ...

On the Inside Trader Joe’s podcast, co-hosts Tara and Matt explain how product names swing from practical to punny using ...