Although the first documented use of @ was in 1536, the symbol did not rise from modern obscurity until 1971. Illustration by Erik Marinovich Called the “snail” by Italians and the “monkey tail” by ...

In the mysterious wilderness of Yellowjackets, there lives a symbol with no clear meaning. Yellowjackets‘ iconic symbol has haunted, or is that helped, the team since their plane first crashed with no ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Adobe’s new icon, which it says will be adopted by other companies like Microsoft, is part of its initiative to ...

How an auspicious sacred sign was twisted to become the graphic embodiment of hate and intolerance. Kalpana Sunder explores the extraordinary history of a potent emblem. The equilateral cross with ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

In the Western world the swastika is synonymous with fascism, but it goes back thousands of years and has been used as a symbol of good fortune in almost every culture in the world. As more evidence ...