Explore regional varieties and dialects of the French language around the world. Learn the differences that make French dialects unique wherever you go. Most French learners don’t dream of vocabulary lists and conjugation charts: They imagine learning how to speak French through conversation, cuisine, travel, and entertainment! France is a top choice to experience a … Read more
In an ideal world, Nintendo would focus all of its energy and finances on making new exclusives for Switch 2. In their defense, they’ve done a good job of that so far. Between Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (which will also be on Switch 1), Switch 2 … Read more
Steven Moffat’s time as showrunner of Doctor Who was defined, for better and for worse, by ambition. The mischievous Scotsman – a famously uncontroversial figure that nobody has any strong opinions about – spent his tenure pushing hard, albeit affectionately, against pre-existing notions of what the show could be. If you were buying what he … Read more
There’s only one word to describe the first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu: fun. We get neon signs reflected in puddles of rain. We get spaceships shooting lasers at one another while racing through clouds. We even get Grogu a.k.a. Baby Yoda dropping a Schwarzenegger-esque one-liner. In short, we get a full embrace of … Read more
There is a school of thought which states the scariest 43 seconds of Jordan Peele’s Nope belong to the first moments when a chimpanzee has a child cornered. If you’re of that persuasion, then Johannes Roberts’ Primate offers a brutal expansion of that dread to feature length, now with the gory bits painstakingly filled in. … Read more
In the 1990s, America had no enemies. So we had to make up new ones. Okay, that’s a very simplistic way of looking at the Clinton era, and certainly all manner of suffering existed within and without the country’s borders. But there’s no denying that the U.S. embraced an End of History ethos, the belief … Read more
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” ~Henry Ford We’ve all been there: happily ticking off life’s checkboxes, certain we’ve cracked the code, until—bam!—life decides otherwise. Divorce papers, layoffs, grief, or unexpected illness—life’s curveballs don’t discriminate. For me, it was a sudden mystery illness at sixteen. What should have been a … Read more
The word “for” in Spanish is often para or por, but can also be… What do the Pyramids of Giza, olive oil, and a Thanksgiving turkey have in common? They’re all important cultural symbols to the autumn equinox and the changing of the mid-year seasons regardless of the culture’s location around the world. So what … Read more
What do the Pyramids of Giza, olive oil, and a Thanksgiving turkey have in… What do the Pyramids of Giza, olive oil, and a Thanksgiving turkey have in common? They’re all important cultural symbols to the autumn equinox and the changing of the mid-year seasons regardless of the culture’s location around the world. So what … Read more
This article contains major spoilers for Black Rabbit. Behavioral addictions are curious and fascinating. We often know why people can’t stop using a substance — bodies and minds become dependent on certain chemicals — but watching someone engage in the same behavior, over and over again, continuing to accrue emotional, physical, and spiritual debt, can … Read more