
Europe’s 4 Strangest Christmas Gift Givers
What do you imagine when you think of Christmas folklore? Is it eight shaggy reindeer dragging Santa on his sleigh through the snow? Or perhaps Read More
What do you imagine when you think of Christmas folklore? Is it eight shaggy reindeer dragging Santa on his sleigh through the snow? Or perhaps Read More
Illustration by Mouni Feddag, courtesy of the Bright Agency. Christmas is also a highly personal and nostalgic holiday. In the UK, exclusively British Christmas Traditions Read More
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so hang up your Christmas stockings, put some milk and cookies by the fireplace, and let’s embrace Read More
What are the Inuit languages, and where are they spoken? As you might guess if you’ve heard the term “Inuit” before, the language family is Read More
Second to Christmas, Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays in many countries around the world. But where did it originate? What are its Read More
Of the hundreds of science-fiction movies about aliens coming to Earth, very few address the challenges of actually communicating with extraterrestrial visitors. Space aliens are Read More
Ask anyone what they think of the Russian language, and you’ll likely hear the same answer: Difficult! And if you believe the negative stereotypes about Read More
San Francisco, 2010. It’s a hot afternoon in late August. Marissa and I sit on a hilltop in Dolores Park, an inner-city green space that Read More
In terms of language learning, I went from poolside spectator to deep-end diver when I decided to raise my son Chris to speak both Spanish Read More
Of all the indigenous languages of North America, the Mayan language family is a true fighter. Despite centuries of upheaval and colonization, many living languages Read More