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Malaysian cinemas have banned Fifty Shades of Grey for being “more like pornography than a movie”. The upcoming erotic film, based on EL James’ bestselling books, stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson as BDSM-loving billionaire Christian Grey and naïve,...

If you haven't heard of Amitabh Bachchan, I feel rather sorry for you. He is, after all, the greatest actor Indian cinema has produced and his films are some of the greatest you are ever likely to see. Bachchan has been a phenomenon for more than four...

A plan to beam powerful radio messages to possible alien civilisations on distant planets has caused consternation among some scientists who believe it could spell doom for humanity on Earth. Leading figures behind the 50-year-old Search for Extraterrestrial...

I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne It tastes just like Coca Cola, C-O-L-A cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice She said Lola, L-O-L-A, Lola, L-L-Lola Well, I'm not...

It's happening so suddenly it's hurtin' Runnin' through our fingers now desertin' Built it all on solid ground but now it's no so certain don't wanna look into your eyes and see this good love dyin'. And all the pain and bitterness today in every single...

One of education’s primary goals is to groom the next generation of little humans to succeed in the “real world.” Yes, there are mounds of curricula they must master in a wide breadth of subjects, but education does not begin and end with a textbook or...

In 2015, no one should be hurting for compelling ed content. Sites like edutopia, The Tempered Radical, Langwitches, Justin Tarte, Cool Cat Teacher, Grant Wiggins’ blog, and dozens of others offer outstanding reading on a daily basis to help you improve...

Big Idea: Duolingo Builds On Popularity of World-Beating App, Launches Platform for Schools In 2015, #edtech can go in either direction–mobile to platform, or platform to mobile. Or mobile can be the platform, because really, what is a platform anymore?...

Back in 2010, we shared with you 100 awesome search engines and research resources in our post: 100 Time-Saving Search Engines for Serious Scholars. It’s been an incredible resource, but now, it’s time for an update. Some services have moved on, others...

I don't wanna talk about the things we've gone through though it's hurting me now it's history I've played all my cards and that's what you've done too nothing more to say no more ace to play The winner takes it all the loser standing small beside the...

Love me or leave me make your choice but believe me I love you I do, I do, I do, I do, I do I can't conceal it don't you see, can't you feel it don't you too? I do, I do, I do, I do, I do Oh, I've been dreaming through my lonely past now I just made it,...

We see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well. And seeing with the brain is often called imagination. And we are familiar with the landscapes of our own imagination, our inscapes. We've lived with them all our lives. But there are also hallucinations...

I have to admit that most of the requests come from customers that are new to translation. They no doubt feel this is an obvious way to test the quality of our work. We all know that sample translations are not the best way to evaluate quality; typically,...

Chiudiamo oggi il discorso relativo a come imparare l’inglese scrivendo un’email. Dopo aver chiarito la differenza tra email (o e-mail) e mail e dopo aver studiato le forme di apertura, vediamo ora quali forme di chiusura inserire al termine di un messaggio...

Come imparare l’inglese oggi prosegue in questa puntata il discorso relativo alle emailiniziato in precedenza. Se nell’episodio precedente ci eravamo dedicati alle formule di apertura (Dear Sirs / Dear Mr / Dear Mrs, ecc.) e nel prossimo vedremo quelle...

Scrivere un’email fa ormai parte della nostra quotidianità. Scrivere un’email in una lingua straniera, però, non è ancora un’azione così comune. Se vogliamo capire come imparare l’inglese in maniera corretta, allora questo è un altro tassello che dobbiamo...

The translation profession has recently undergone three important changes: globalization, professionalization, and specialization. Not so long ago translators would mainly operate on local markets, delivering their translations in person. With the advent...