Todd Hughes has a complicated relationship with Danish. The 64-year-old can read a Danish novel without much trouble. But put him in a room full of native speakers, and the plot thickens. His Danish dilemma illustrates the difference between sounding fluent and actually becoming proficient. Technology can help someone learn vocabulary, practice skills, or move
An avid golf fan, in July Trump said he hoped to travel to Doonbeg to watch the Irish Open. In a special video message, he told the US Embassy’s Fourth of July celebration event that he wants to see “Rory [McIlroy] and all the great players”. “There’s nothing better than Irish-American friendship and I have
When director John Madden first read Paul Mayhew-Archer’s script that was based on his experience living with Parkinson’s disease, he knew it had a ways to go. But he recognized its potential. Now nearly a decade later, Madden is ready to show “Onwards and Sideways” to buyers at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. What initially
I shared my life with my dog, George, for 14 years. Now that he’s gone, I regularly dog-sit for friends to get my furry fix. Over the years, I’ve been on the receiving end of nearly every kind of dog-centric present imaginable — from practical training tools to just-for-fun finds, and the heartfelt condolence gift
De Croo, a former prime minister of Belgium, told the BBC: “This winter is going to be the toughest one since the war”. He said Ukraine started “from a very weak base going into this winter”. He added the UN were “very, very worried… about what this winter could become.” The concerns are driven by
Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in four “Harry Potter” movies, said he believes HBO’s forthcoming TV series adaptation set in the Wizarding World will be a bigger crowd-pleaser than the Warner Bros. films. That’s because the movies were significantly abridged from J.K. Rowling’s original books, whereas HBO’s “Harry Potter” is including far more of
