Dec 10th, 2008 · Adapting books for the big screen can be tricky — more so when language is key to the story. Stephen Daldry's film is handsome, but it ultimately shortchanges this story of an illicit Holocaust-era tryst.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Riots in major Greek cities have entered a fourth day after the weekend killing by police of a teenager. Much of downtown Athens has been closed because of the violence. John Psaroloulos, editor of the English-language newspaper The Athens News, offers his insight.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Scots-Irish singer Moya Brennan is highly regarded in her homeland. She's best known as a member of Clannad, a group that combined traditional Irish lyrics and melodies with New Age and pop music. She continues to blend styles, adeptly mixing English and Gaelic (her first language) in this live performance recorded in Charleston, W.Va., in December 2007.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Since the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the Rwandan government has worked to unify the country's conflicted Hutu and Tutsi heritages and rebuild the economy. As part of that effort, the Rwandan government says that schools must begin to conduct classes in English, an effort to help Rwanda become a part of the global economic community. Toronto Globe and Mail correspondent Stephanie Nolen explains the effort.
Nov 16th, 2008 · U.S. box office numbers are what make the headlines in the U.S., but what makes a lot of the cash is overseas sales. And in much of Europe, that means American films dubbed into the native language. Susan Stone visits a German studio that's dubbing the new James Bond movie.
Nov 12th, 2008 · Commentator Mary C. Curtis admits the next administration has many challenges ahead, but vocabulary won't be one. She applauds the president-elect for making it cool to be smart.
Nov 6th, 2008 · Singer and multi-instrumentalist Julie Fowlis has made a huge name for herself overseas singing in Gaelic, a language understood by only 1 percent of the population in her native Scotland. She recently performed her unique music on Mountain Stage, accompanied by Dobro master Jerry Douglas in the final song of her set.
Nov 4th, 2008 · The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping back into the issue of vulgar language on the nation's regulated airwaves. Much has changed in the 30 years since it upheld a ban on airing the "seven dirty words" before 10 p.m., when children are likely to be watching or listening.