Category: English

Common among the majority Russian-speaking, the view that English is boring and “square”, largely based on the cliches spread by people who are only familiar with him. However, as the example of Brodsky, the English language can be very melodious and bright, harmoniously sounding not only from the mouth of the graduates inyaza, but those…

Social network, without any doubt, exert a great influence on many spheres of human life. For example, in 2016, it has been proven the impact of social media on sales, and in 2018 Facebook at all declared that they are a direct threat to democracy. Of course, they also directly affect the health of the…

South America’s titi monkey (pictured) is a close relative of the extinct Xenothrix monkey, new research suggests. Image: ZSL For nearly 100 years, scientists haven’t been able to agree on the evolutionary origins of a strange, now-extinct monkey that lived and thrived in Jamaica for thousands of years. New research suggests its ancestors arrived from…

Image: StockSnap (Pixabay) The U.S. government has released its latest recommendations on how physically active we should be to stay healthy, and do we detect a hint of desperation in their tone? The guidelines, as before, call for adults to aim for 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic exercise, or 75 minutes a week…

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testifies to Senate Committee on foreign influencePhoto: Drew Angerer (Getty) Facebook neglected to properly monitor multiple device makers that were allowed to access Facebook users’ personal data, the company recently admitted to U.S. lawmakers. The New York Times reports that a previously unreported disclosure Facebook sent to Congress last month revealed…

Photo: Getty Three senators sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, urging the agency to investigate advertising in children’s apps. The senators believe that, according to a recent study that looked at the prevalence of these apps, the techniques are in violation of a section of the FTC Act that prohibits…

Illustration depicting Mirace eatoni perched on a Utahceratops gettyiIllustration: Brian Engh A museum might wow you with all of its fossil specimens on display, but that’s often just a small part of what’s really there—specimens in the back might lay in drawers or plaster-wrapped in boxes, quietly holding yet-to-be-revealed secrets or further mysteries about the…

Would you pay for a $149 dongle?Image: Essential Halloween has passed, but Essential hath risen from near death to deliver unto us a $150 dongle. Audiophiles who also happen to own an Essential phone, now is the time to rejoice—if you’re actually out there. The dongle, available now in the U.S. and Canada, is called…

An for Juul’s e-cigarette pods, including those flavored. Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) The vaping industry looks set to undergo a seismic shift in how it sells and markets its products, starting with its biggest U.S. player, Juul Labs. On Tuesday, the San Francisco-based company announced that it would stop selling a majority of its…