Wikileaks: Julian Assange freed in US plea deal //Summary - Level-C2// Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, has struck a plea deal with U.S. authorities, ending his prolonged legal battle. He's expected to plead guilty to a single conspiracy…

What Is Consciousness? Scientists are beginning to unravel a mystery that has long vexed philosophers. Consciousness is everything you experience. It is the tune stuck in your head, the sweetness of chocolate mousse, the throbbing pain of …

Standing, Running, Voting: The Language of Elections A record 2 billion people around the world are voting in major elections in 2024, according to the Center for American Progress, a US policy institute. In other words, more people than e…

Tom Hiddleston & Anna Sawai — Actors on Actors In their Actors on Actors conversation, Anna Sawai ("Shōgun") and Tom Hiddleston ("Loki") connect over the similarities between their show characters, Mariko and Loki. Anna gets emotional disc…

Michelle Obama lookalike? U-NEXT's "First Ladies" is a dramatic drama series about the fate of "the President's Wives." !)"First Lady". Many people know that this term refers to the wife of the President of the United States. Many films ha…

What is the St Matthew Passion? What to listen for 1)Easter celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection. This year, 2024, Easter falls on March 31. Churches spend 40 days, excluding the Sunday before Easter, in a period called Lent, and the Pas…

The History Place - Great Speeches Collection: Elizabeth Cady Stanton - The Destructive Male //Summary - Level-C2// Elizabeth Cady Stanton's 1868 speech at the Women's Suffrage Convention in Washington, D.C., critiques the destructive natu…

Kunio Yanagita's "Sacrifice: My Son, 11 Days of Brain Death" ************* Kunio Yanagida (1936- ) is a well-known Japanese non-fiction writer born in 1936. Below are the main features of his career and activities: Career and awards:After …

Former South African President and civil rights activist Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to fighting for equality and helped end apartheid in South Africa. His work is now celebrated on Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18. Nelson…

Cliffy - 2013 - Pelicula completa sobre ultramaraton 1) Today, I want to surprise you with the story of a simple Australian shepherd who won the Sydney-Melbourne Supermarathon, covering 875 km without sleep in 5 days, 15 hours, and 4 minut…

The Festival of Up Helly Aa (English subtitles ver.) Every year in the Shetland Islands in northern Scotland, the Viking fire festival of Up Helly Aa takes place.Filmed with Panasonic’s latest professional camera equipment, this video intr…

Mount Chajnantor, where TAO will be located (Photo provided by the TAO Project, University of Tokyo) Rendering of the 6.5-meter large infrared telescope (provided by the TAO Project, University of Tokyo) Engineers carrying oxygen tanks wor…

Over the last two years, updates meant to make Search more "helpful" devastated many website owners who say they follow Google's best practices. (Source: Semrush) (Credit: BBC) A few examples show how recent changes to Google Search had st…

In the poster above, the children's aprons have the names of political organisations written on them, such as the Women's Liberal League, Independent Labour Party, Primrose League, and Trade Union. My Own Story - Emmeline Pankhurst The Bri…

Giacomo Puccini, "Turandot" by the Royal Opera House in Tokyo 2024. 1)Like Verdi's Aida, Puccini's last production, Turandot is famous for its spectacle, entertainment value, and musicality. This production, directed by Andrei Servan, prem…

Rakugo and the culture of laughter - the source of Japanese humour //Summary - Level-C2// Rakugo, a traditional Japanese performing art from the Edo period, is renowned for its humorous storytelling and cultural depth. Characterised by emp…

Japan, as seen by Isabella Bird, a female traveller from the Meiji period. - She thought mixed bathing was essential for maintaining a stable and orderly life in Japan. //Summary - Level-C2// Isabella Bird, a British traveller in the late …

Summary of "Nabeshima's Cat Incident: Saga Prefecture's Night Cherry Blossoms" //Summary - Level-C2// Nabeshima Tango-no-kami, obsessed with Go, kills his retainer Matashichiro in anger. Matashichiro's mother commits suicide, and their cat…

A significant survey reveals seven social classes in Britain. //Summary - Level-C2// BBC survey of 161,000 people redefines Britain's social classes into seven groups, replacing the outdated working, middle, and upper classes. These range …

BOOK REVIEW: The Real Anthony FauciBill Gates, Big Pharma and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health 1)At the beginning of the pandemic, a friend told me this story. "Once upon a time, a man met the Plague." "What are you up to?" he…

The Ring of the Nibelung synopsis [Wagner]. 1)Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung is the most significant operatic work. This opera should be conquered, even briefly, as it has a wealth of related works. It is a rare and valuable work that tackl…

What the Red Sea ship attacks are really about After the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7, 2023, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group, began attacking ships passing through the Red Sea. The Houthis pledged to attack any ship in these w…

Reading Diary: Kunio Yanagida, "The Story of Ancestors." ************ i) Kunio Yanagita is a vital scholar known as the founder of Japanese folklore. His masterpiece, The Tales of Tono, is undoubtedly one of his most famous works."The Tale…

Wagner - Tristan and Isolde Tristan and Isoult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval chivalric romance told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Based on a Celtic legend and possibly other sources, the …

Why France withdrew from Niger 1)At the end of September, French President Macron announced the withdrawal of troops from Niger following the military coup of July 2023, which led to the establishment of an anti-French line military govern…

Why Stephen Fry loves Wagner It wasn't the most obvious choice in a Jewish household, but the polymath is determined to reclaim the composer from the Nazis. 1)I grew up in a Jewish household. My mother is undoubtedly not religiously Jewish…