Reviewed by Deane BiermeierReviewed by Deane Biermeier Backwashing is a method to thoroughly clean a swimming pool's filter and avoid having to clean it manually. It usually takes just a few ...

The term “backwash” has been in use only since the mid-1980s. But concerns about its disgusting nature go back centuries.

Backwash from nursing babies may trigger infection fighters Baby’s saliva may creep back into mom’s nipple, where it may spur an immune response, some scientists think.

“Backwash” is one of the few tracks where the words represent a dream-like circumstance. The lyrics are from a stream of consciousness rant, weird imagery and all that.

We end with an audio poem from Chicago-based radio producer Anthony Martinez. "Backwash" is a tough lesson about the claustrophobic effects of the male gaze. Cristina Correa provides the voice.

This time, however, it’s something different – a backwash novelty session at Pipe, literally surfing the wave in reverse. Honestly, not a bad way to fast-track the paddle-out to the lineup.

SEATTLE – Eleven people were rescued from the water near Colman Dock on Saturday night after backwash from the Washington State Ferries vessel Chimacum capsized their boat.

Ellen N. La Motte is the most important war writer in English you've probably never heard of, says Cynthia Wachtell, who recently published a new edition of La Motte's World War I stories drawn from ...