Ok, lads, you’ve got a big game coming up, so get your heads down and get some rest.

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I’ve been asked to do a workshop for Cornelsen to promote Up to Speed, a Business English coursebook written by Carole Eilertson and Louise Kennedy which I had the honor of being an advisor to, as one of a team. The two authors have other things going on and can’t do it. I really like [...]

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I first saw Jenny Holzer’s art at the Kartause Ittingen in Switzerland in the mid-90s, where she created an installation that combined human bones and running text in LEDs. The topic was ghastly – “Lustmord”, about violence against women in Bosnia – but the effect in the beautiful monastic surroundings was so peaceful that I [...]

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She’s the one we’re listening to these days, her voice is the one rocking me to sleep. This is one of my favorite bluegrass love songs, straight from the heart.

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More on heroism on Memorial Day. This is just the intro – excellent full feature here. (Forgive me for going on about this, but I think they are just so good and funny.)

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It’s Memorial Day weekend, a national holiday dedicated to the soldiers who have fallen serving their country. By definition, that makes them heroes. Or are fallen soldiers victims of circumstance? Soldiers have a very important job to do, and we ask them to do their duty for us. Does doing that duty make them heroes? What exactly are we celebrating here? What do you think: Are we right in asking soldiers to do their duty? Are they heroes or victims of circumstance?

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Writing clears and frees up the mind. It’s also a great way to improve your language skills. So I’d like to invite you to join a blogging group.
Each week, you’ll find a question here. Respond in your own blog and link to the question post, so that others can find your response. If you don’t [...]

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