Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: ...

Dr. Roache is a senior lecturer in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the author of the book “For F*ck’s Sake: Why Swearing Is Shocking, Rude and Fun,” from which this essay is ...

The new profanity rules YouTube introduced late last year are being relaxed — with an update outlining a less restrictive policy that will allow the use of moderate and strong profanity to be used ...