The musical about a nanny with magical powers had been classified for all audiences since 1964, but the British Board of Film Classification has issued new guidance.
Category: Language and Languages
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Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.
A married pair of researchers have “set the record straight” on the ancient history of smooching.
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Sharing an Airbnb With My Parents for Seven Weeks
Korea was my parents’ country. They wouldn’t need me there as they did in Canada … right?
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Disney Is a Language. Do We Still Speak It?
As the company celebrates its 100th anniversary, its dominance as a generation-spanning cultural force no longer seems certain.
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How Amazon Taught Alexa to Speak in an Irish Brogue
For Alexa to speak like a Dubliner, Amazon researchers had to crack a problem that’s vexed data scientists for years: voice disentanglement.
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How Amazon Taught Alexa to Speak in an Irish Brogue
For Alexa to speak like a Dubliner, Amazon researchers had to crack a problem that’s vexed data scientists for years: voice disentanglement.
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Read Your Way Through the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
The poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrea thinks the borderlands are the most interesting book in the world, being rewritten every day. These are his recommendations.
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The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In
An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.)
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Preserving Hula, the Heartbeat of Hawaii at the Merrie Monarch Festival
For 60 years, the Merrie Monarch Festival has contributed to the reclamation of Hawaiian culture, language and identity.
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Preserving Hula, the Heartbeat of Hawaii at the Merrie Monarch Festival
For 60 years, the Merrie Monarch Festival has contributed to the reclamation of Hawaiian culture, language and identity.