The first and only time I visited the Catacombs of Paris, I was overwhelmed by the ignominy of the mass tomb. There below the bowels of the City of Lights, hundreds of thousands of those who lived, laughed, loved, and most certainly died found their final resting place not beneath markers of the people they … Read more

Walk into any hotel or store in a Spanish-speaking country and you’ll likely be… As you work to build your fluency, make German easy to learn by learning words about your passions such as music in German. The German word for “music” is Musik or die Musik. Classical music has been a central part of … Read more

You probably already know English tongue twisters like “She sells seashells by the seashore”… As you work to build your fluency, make German easy to learn by learning words about your passions such as music in German. The German word for “music” is Musik or die Musik. Classical music has been a central part of … Read more

For Dean DeBlois, it all started with the eyes. Even as a working class kid in the Canadian suburbs of Quebec—which is about a million miles away from the life he would lead as an artist and filmmaker, writer and director—he could immediately understand the innocence of an extraterrestrial’s gaze in Steven Spielberg’s seminal 1982 … Read more

“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.” ~Brené Brown  I used to believe that if someone was in need and I had the ability to help, it was my duty to step in. Whether it was managing caregiving responsibilities for family, fielding crisis calls from … Read more

“I feel like I can see with my whole body,” I said to my peer after our last session exchange. As part of my ongoing growth and development as a practitioner, I regularly participate in somatic therapy exchanges with a small group of peers. On completion of our last session, I found myself sitting with … Read more

Do you know your ABCs? The English alphabet is one of the first things… As you work to build your fluency, make German easy to learn by learning words about your passions such as music in German. The German word for “music” is Musik or die Musik. Classical music has been a central part of … Read more

As you work to build your fluency, make German easy to learn by learning… As you work to build your fluency, make German easy to learn by learning words about your passions such as music in German. The German word for “music” is Musik or die Musik. Classical music has been a central part of … Read more

We’ve had Spaceballs: The Lunch Box, Spaceballs: The Flamethrower, and even Spaceballs: The Toilet Paper. But now it’s time for Spaceballs: The Sequel. The Schwartz is still strong with 98-year-old comedy legend Mel Brooks, who will return once again as wise teacher Yogurt for Spaceballs 2, the follow-up to Brooks’ 1987 Star Wars parody. It’s … Read more

This article contains spoilers for Andor season 2. After being tortured and interrogated by the ISB in season 1 of Andor, Bix (Adria Arjona) spent the first part of season 2 struggling with PTSD. The show does a great job overall of depicting this in a nuanced and considerate way, and when Bix finally gets … Read more