Filming a Sprinting Cheetah at 1,200 Frames Per Second (Open Culture)
« Des agences de placement québécoises font vivre l’enfer à des nounous étrangères sous-payées et exploitées derrière les portes closes des maisons de leurs employeurs. » Un article dans le Journal de Montréal
Une série du Wall Street Journal Part One: Forgotten Soldiers Part Two: One Doctor’s Legacy Part Three: Family Scars Inside the Mind of Roman Tritz : A World War II veteran speaks about his lobotomy, and his life. Case Study: A Descent into Madness — Le Kiosque a publié La folle histoire de la folie Le seul…
There’s a saying among linguists that “a language is a dialect with an army and a navy.” A language with too many armies and navies?.> The Economist The Arabic of the Koran remained a prestigious and nearly unchanging standard throughout the Islamic world. This is what most Arabs consider “Arabic”. But all spoken languages change,…
By Jonathan Wolfe, The Christian Science Monitor In an attempt to jumpstart Cuba’s economy and shed unprofitable state enterprises, the government is converting select businesses into cooperatives. It’s an adjustment for many Cuban workers.