The word ethereal comes from the ancient word for "heavens." It comes from the Greek word aitherios, which means "of the upper air." This stems from aithēr, the pure, bright substance that ancient ...

February 2026 is Shrove Tuesday, the traditional day for eating pancakes before the start of Lent. This is the story ...

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance gave the world a taste of why he is one of the biggest music stars in the world right now, performing hits ‘DtMF’ and ‘Monaco’, but what are the English ...

Speech without enforceable consequence undermines the social contract. Trust, cooperation, and democratic deliberation all rely on the assumption that speakers are bound by what they say.

The EU’s high court signaled that promoting a state language is lawful, but shutting out cross-border educators with rigid ...

One of my favorite English sayings—and why it still resonates today. In this quick lesson, we break down its real meaning, natural usage, and how to confidently use it in everyday conversation. #Engli ...

Scottish poet and social media influencer Len Pennie grew up speaking both Scots and English. Now with more than a million ...

Using The Water Dragon and Reunion as case studies, this paper applies Serafini’s multimodal text analysis framework to compare the Chinese and English covers from three perspectives: perception, ...

Bad Bunny performed in a No. 64 jersey at the Super Bowl halftime show as a message to his family. Here, what the number means.

Some English phrases show up constantly in Reddit and TikTok comments—but their meaning isn’t always obvious. This quick lesson explains how the phrase is used in real online conversations so learners ...

If you were focused on his singing – or distracted by the real-life wedding that took place – you may not have noticed there ...

It was a show that gave viewers the sort of surprise appearances they might expect from a Super Bowl halftime show (Lady Gaga! Pedro Pascal! Cardi B! Karol G! Alix Earle, for some reason!), plus a ...