Whoa! Woah?! Whoah. - How do you spell it?

“Whoa” is hardly a new word; it dates back to at least the early 17th century. At that time it was used mostly in shouted form and was intended to garner the attention of someone in the distance. Around the the mid-1800s, people began using “whoa” to halt forward-moving horses, and by the latter half of the 20th century it had morphed into an expression for conveying alarm, surprise, or advanced interest. (Messrs. Bill and Ted solidified the strength of this usage in 1989, Joey Lawrence sealed the deal during the ’90s, and Keanu Reeves reappeared without Bill S. Preston, Esq. to help usher the word into the new millennium via The Matrix.)

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Facebook Is ‘Dead and Buried’ to Teens, and That’s Just Fine for Facebook

In a recent article for academic clearinghouse The Conversation, Miller shares preliminary findings from a 15-month ethnographic study of social media in eight countries, and explains that Facebook is “so uncool” to teens because their parents and other family members are using it to keep tabs on them.

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WGAW to Honor 'The Simpsons' Co-Creator Sam Simon With Valentine Davies Award

It's noteworthy that none of Simon's own civic and charitable foundations accept outside donations and are funded solely by Simon himself. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer and later revealed that he plans to donate nearly all of his sizable Simpsons royalties -- which he has said earn him "tens of millions" annually -- to charity.

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