To quote what is probably your English teachers’ favourite website (it certainly is mine…for class use, at least): “There’s no single formula for a great talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED Curator Chris Anderson shares this secret — along with four ways to make it … Continue reading
Until that tree comes down it’s still Christmastide… You would think by now that everything had already been tested. Thankfully, the secret of the perfect Christmas ad, with just enough emotion to bring a tear to your eye without descending into embarrassing schmaltz, is elusive. I say thankfully, otherwise we would be all weeping every … Continue reading
Os presentamos hoy una nueva selección de escenas escritas y representadas por los estudiantes de nuestra escuela durante el año escolar pasado, así como un artículo del periodista Manuel González sobre la práctica teatral para mejorar la comunicación en el mundo de la empresa. Queremos subrayar una vez más el carácter modesto de nuestro proyecto … Continue reading
Earlier this month Google added 13 new languages to its online automated translation tool, Google Translate, bringing the number of available languages to just over 100, which apparently covers 99 percent of the wolrd’s online population, according to the company. Continue reading
We all know the employment outlook for journalists these days. It’s not great. Still, opportunities exist, and this week the New York Times announced the creation of what seems to be a dream job for those who dare to aim high: the David Carr Fellowship, in honor of the recently-deceased media columnist. Of course there … Continue reading
This month Mad Men, AMC’s hugely popular period drama about advertising in 1960’s and early 70’s New York City, concluded its eight year run as the critically acclaimed darling of contemporary American cable television. In the series finale Matthew Weiner, the show’s creator, said goodbye to the core of characters he’s spent some eighty hours (92 … Continue reading
By now, you’ve probably heard the story of the 33-year-old Indian-American woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for feticide after she had a miscarriage and threw the fetus in a dumpster. Many have rightly condemned Indiana’s draconian laws and the implications for women’s freedoms, but how did Patel find herself in this grisly situation … Continue reading
