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03/06/2012

02/02/2012

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01/24/2012

Every four years, it seems, one of the major issues in the U.S. presidential campaign is how many languages the candidates speak, the implication being: the fewer, the better. This year, we’ve seen Newt Gingrich knock Mitt Romney for speaking French, as well as general mockery of Jon Huntsman for hi...

01/18/2012

Interpreters play a vital role in the fight game, letting viewers know what foreign fighters, and their cornermen, are saying.

01/17/2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/golden-globes-2012-a-huge-hit-in-iran/2012/01/16/gIQArOAZ3P_blog.html

The win for best foreign film meant a late night for Iranians watching to see their countrymen take home a Golden Globe.

01/11/2012

He rarely leaves his house. He's been shot at by gunmen in a passing car. He gets death threats over the phone. "Traitor," the callers say. "American agent." Tariq, 27, is a quick-witted, tech-savvy...

01/04/2012

Issue #7 www.interprenaut.com December 2011

12/29/2011

Are you a hyperpolyglot?

As it turns out, learning languages is easier -- and more pleasurable -- for some folks than for others. In fact, there is a group of individuals who find the process so enjoyable that they take it to another level entirely. They're known as hyperpolyglots.

12/22/2011

However,some people said the rule forbidding visitors from speaking Chinese in the town demonstrated a worship of foreigners and discrimination against Chinese e.

12/12/2011

A look at holiday traditions from another part of the world

It is only the first week of December and I already feel the stress of a BIG Danish Christmas. My daughter this year has reminded me that instead of the traditional Danish calendar gift wall, which normally required me to find 24 very small, creative, high quality, individually wrapped (but still in...

12/06/2011

Interesting news from the internet world....

BHUBANESWAR: India is all set to roll out domain names in Hindi script by June 2012 under the internationalised domain names..

11/30/2011

Two things are certain when it comes to the competition for best foreign-language Oscar: there will be controversy and intrigue, and it will be a tight race for the statuette.