201 Vocabulary Words for Food in German To Wow Your Dinner Guests

Culinary fanatics make for some of the best language learners because culture is most… Culinary fanatics make for some of the best language learners because culture is most easily shared over the dinner table with local cuisine. Food in German culture is the result of thousands of years of agriculture and cultural mixing over dinners … Read more

Everything We Saw At San Diego Comic-Con 2025

Another San Diego Comic-Con is in the books. Going into what amounts to Nerd Culture Mecca last week, some margins of social media and the ceaseless online commentariat pondered whether this would be a quieter year without a Marvel or a DC Studios film slate. However, one glance at the euphoric reception Peacemaker alone received … Read more

Left-Side Pain: A Powerful Messenger for My Abandoned Parts

“The body always leads us home… if we’re willing to listen.” For over a decade, I lived in a body that tried to tell me something I wasn’t ready to hear. But eventually, it got louder—loud enough that I could no longer ignore the message. It started with migraines—always on the left side. Then came … Read more

A New Homepage, Blog Redesign, and Google Pay Launch

Rosetta Stone is excited to announce three updates: a sleek new homepage, a redesigned… Is olive oil the secret behind Italian cuisine and longevity? Italians certainly think so: they call it oro liquido (liquid gold) and consume an average of 16 pounds of olive oil yearly! In Italy, you find it everywhere: from the pantry … Read more

Savoir vs. Connaître: The Best Tips To Master ‘To Know’ in French

One of the many nuances to master in French is differentiating between the two… Is olive oil the secret behind Italian cuisine and longevity? Italians certainly think so: they call it oro liquido (liquid gold) and consume an average of 16 pounds of olive oil yearly! In Italy, you find it everywhere: from the pantry … Read more

All About Olivagando, Umbria’s Famous Olive Oil Festival

Is olive oil the secret behind Italian cuisine and longevity? Italians certainly think so:… Is olive oil the secret behind Italian cuisine and longevity? Italians certainly think so: they call it oro liquido (liquid gold) and consume an average of 16 pounds of olive oil yearly! In Italy, you find it everywhere: from the pantry … Read more

2000’s X-Men and the Lost Gravitas of Xavier and Magneto

Twenty-five years ago, Marvel brought its mutants to the big screen for the first time in X-Men. Though the movie eschewed the brightly colored spandex costumes of the comics, it remained largely true to the source material, complete with fantastic displays of superpowers and addamantium claws. Yet the most exciting part of the movie happens … Read more

Shin Godzilla Director Reveals Why Those Eyes Are So Adorable

For a long time it seemed like Godzilla would never be scary again. While the most famous of giant movie screen monsters to stomp around a metropolis began as a sober, menacing metaphor for the dangers of nuclear weapons in Ishirō Honda’s 1954 masterpiece that started it all, the Big G soon became a creature … Read more