Interview: Maverick English teacher with a Tiktok following Part 2 Posted January 23, 2022 Continued from Part 1… His motivation stems from a desire to change the Japanese education system in a way that will benefit both teachers and studen…
Interview: Maverick English teacher with a TikTok following Part 1 Posted January 22, 2022 Many Japanese say they hated sitting through English classes in school. Yes, grammar lessons can be boring, textbooks can be difficult and teachers may not be engaging
News Mash-up: Court Cases Posted January 19, 2022 California high court won’t hear appeal in custody battle between Pitt and Jolie The California Supreme Court on Oct. 27 refused to consider Brad Pitt’s appeal…
Moroccan cave yields oldest clues about advent of clothing Part 2 Posted January 16, 2022 Continued from Part 1… Fur, leather and other organic clothing materials are highly perishable over time, and no actual prehistoric clothing was found…
Moroccan cave yields oldest clues about advent of clothing Part 1 Posted January 15, 2022 Scientists on Sept. 16 said artifacts unearthed in a cave in Morocco dating back as far as 120,000 years ago indicate that humans were making specialized bone too…
Woman cuts rope holding painters midair Posted January 10, 2022 A resident of a high-rise condominium in Thailand cut the support rope for two painters, apparently angry she wasn’t told they would be doing wor…
Interview: The nonstop challenge from biri to the top Part 2 Posted January 2, 2022 Continued from Part 1… These past 18 months have been spent studying English eight hours a day on average. Kobayashi keeps herself accountable…
Interview: The nonstop challenge from biri to the top Part 1 Posted January 1, 2022 Sayaka Kobayashi is better known as Birigyaru (The Gal Who Finishes Last). She’s the titular subject of a 2013 bestselling nonfiction n…
World’s tallest woman says it’s OK to stand out: ‘Accept yourself as who you are’ Posted December 24, 2021 At 2 meters 15 centimeters tall, Rumeysa Gelgi has always stood out. In mid-October, Guinness World Records officially said she was the world’s tallest living wom…
Missing man joins search party seeking him Posted December 20, 2021 In a scene worthy of a comedy sketch, a Turkish man joined a search party for a missing person, not realizing the individual being pursued was him. Beyhan Mutl…