Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents – (Part Two)
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.
Heritage Minute: Tom Longboat the Onondaga runner
This #HeritageMinute follows the life of Onondaga long-distance runner Gagwe:gih, whose name means “Everything.” Known around the world as Tom Longboat, he was one of the most celebrated athletes of the early 20th century.
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents – (Part One)
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.
Sir Stephen Fry ‘chuffed’ after being knighted by the King
Stephen Fry has been knighted by the King for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity.
The Sihek (Guam Kingfisher) Finds Hope at Palmyra Atoll
The Sihek (Guam Kingfisher) Finds Hope at Palmyra Atoll. Located 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, the atoll is the only fully protected habitat for birds in the equatorial Pacific.
Napoleon Dynamite dance scene
Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American independent coming-of-age comedy film staring Jon Heder as a nerdy high-school student who deals with several dilemmas.
Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions
A skeleton recovered from an intriguing Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according to new research.
Gilgamesh: A New English Version
Gilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, but until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right.