Au sommaire de Vocable Anglais

Grand Angle : Get your costumes ready!

1. ~Get your costumes ready!~ Notting Hill Carnival is a highlight of summer in London, filling the August bank holiday ...

Au revoir Provence, bonjour Sussex: How art and wine are reviving the quintessentially English county

1. Rows of vines line hillsides as far as the eye can see. And, in the shade of a grape-laden ...

Sur le vif

1. ~Chiffre~ 50,000 In the U.S., an estimated 50,000 people are killed every year by gun violence. The Surgeon General ...

Carnet de voyage : Brighton

1. County: East Sussex Population: 277,965 City status: 2000 2.~History In the 16th century, Brighthelmston was a ...

In London, a Houseboat Used to Be the Affordable Option. Not Anymore.

1. When you walk along the towpaths lining London’s 100-mile network of canals, a life on the water can appear ...

Chicago will host 2024 Democratic Convention as party returns to Midwest

1. President Biden and his party have selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, elevating a large liberal ...

Au cœur de l'Histoire : Willard hotel

1. 1816: John Tayloe III builds a row of six buildings which eventually became the Willard Hotel. 1847: Henry ...

A360°

1. ~Health crisis in Gaza~ In Gaza’s crowded tent camps for displaced families, water is contaminated with sewage and mounds ...

On parle d'eux

1. ~Ana Liz Pulido~ Ana Liz Pulido, a young Mexican American chef-owner of Ana Liz Taqueria in Mission, Texas, won ...

Insolite

1. ~Elephants call each other by name~ In a remarkable experiment using artificial intelligence, researchers have successfully demonstrated that elephants ...

Some corals are better at handling the heat

1. Coral reefs, home to about a quarter of all known marine species, face an existential threat. Rising water temperatures ...

The Deluge by Stephen Markley: apocalypse in slow motion

1. Around the midpoint of The Deluge, a character laments how quickly “you wake up and you’re in a bad ...

How Meryl Streep's career inspired her 'Only Murders in the Building' character

1. Artisans working on Hulu's Only Murders in the Building found inspiration in Meryl Streep's body of work when the ...

Les Echos

1. ~New fingers for Isaac Watt’s statue~ A statue has been given new fingers to mark the 350th birthday of ...

Zoom : Zoe Saldaña

1.~Finding her way~ Born on June 19, 1978, to parents from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Zoë Yadira Saldaña ...

Jeannette Charles, who doubled for the Queen, is dead at 96

1. Jeannette Charles, who transformed a portrait rejected by a royal art show into a career as a Queen Elizabeth II ...

Plume à la loupe : James Baldwin

1. ~Biography~ James Arthur Baldwin (1924–1987) was born in Harlem, New York, on August 2, 1924. Raised by his mother ...

La recette en V.O. : Southern Cornbread

1. ~Ingredients~ 175 g cornmeal 125 g plain flour (all-purpose flour) 45 g caster sugar 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 1 ...

La recette en V.O. : Pimm’s Cup

1. ~Ingredients~ - 2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1 - 1/2 ounce freshly-squeezed lemon juice - 6 ounces ginger ale - ...

Le dessin

1. ~Wildfire season~ The peak month of wildfire season in the United States is August, when areas become increasingly dry, ...