Immersion learning is one of the most effective ways to become fluent in a… Immersion learning is one of the most effective ways to become fluent in a new language. You can hear how the words should sound in context, pick up new vocabulary, and practice conversational skills in real time. But what do you … Read more
Anybody can win. This is the maxim Americans are told, and which they tell themselves, from the cradle to the grave. If you work hard enough, try hard enough, are simply good enough, you too can be a millionaire; a billionaire; or these days an autocrat above the laws of gods and men. Of course … Read more
We’re so close to the final season of Stranger Things that we can practically taste the Eggo waffles! Over three years of speculation about the fifth season’s plot will finally turn into tangible results in just a couple of months, but Stranger Things’ creators, the Duffer Brothers, have added a little more food for thought … Read more
Morgan Freeman is an icon. His voice is instantly recognizable. He has a screen persona that brings immediate gravitas to everything from superhero movies like Batman Begins to Oscar players such as Invictus. Freeman even maintains dignity while pitching credit cards and playing a goofy wizard in The Lego Movie. Yet as universally beloved as … Read more
Discover which is actually the oldest language in the world, and find out which of the oldest languages are still spoken around the world today. Even if you’re not a linguist, you probably know that languages evolve over time. English comes from Old English, Chinese comes from Old Chinese, and French comes from — well, … Read more
As disparate as they may feel today, Star Trek and Firefly started with similar impulses. “Wagon Train to the Stars” is how Gene Roddenberry pitched his show to producers, evoking the TV series about explorers on the Western frontier that ran from 1957 to 1962. For Firefly Joss Whedon looked to a perhaps more storied … Read more
It’s fashionable nowadays to criticize Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s acting choices, but there was a time not long ago where the wrestler-turned-actor’s natural charisma garnered somewhat different notices. While never celebrated as a prospective awards contender, he was still cheered on as “franchise viagra” on SNL, and if not celebrated by critics, then definitely respected … Read more
This article contains spoilers for Only in the Murders season 5 episodes 1, 2, and 3. When Only Murders in the Building first premiered in 2021, it was difficult to imagine the premise being one that could create a half-decade’s worth of quality TV. A mystery show that always takes place in the same apartment … Read more
“Existential, terrifying, fun as hell.” This is how Joshua Rubin describes his upcoming graphic novel Time Sensitive. Written by Rubin and illustrated by Jorge Coelho, Time Sensitive follows Detective Caleb Stone and his wife Sarah through extraordinary circumstances. On a day just like any other, Sarah suddenly vanishes, and when Caleb looks to get help … Read more
“Being present for your own life is the most radical act of self-compassion you can offer yourself.” ~Sylvia Boorstein In 2004, I experienced a powerful breakthrough in understanding what it meant to love myself. I could finally understand that self-love is about the relationship that you have with yourself, and that relationship is expressed in … Read more