Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Bohemian Rhapsody is a biographical film about the British rock band Queen, focusing on lead singer Freddie Mercury's life leading up to Queen's Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Wildlife caretaker and lifestyle photographer are among the jobs that were advertised in this promotional video for Australia. Each of the jobs had a nice salary and came with a jar of Vegemite, a spread made from brewer's yeast, vegetables, and spices, which is a favorite Australian food.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA South
Destin Sandlin, an Alabama engineer and YouTube star, shows us how very difficult it is to learn to ride a backwards bike. You think it's going to be a piece of cake, but it's not!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is getting a lot of attention, but exactly how accurate is it? Here is a quick look at some discrepancies between what is shown in the film and the real story of the band Queen.
Difficulty: Intermediate
India, Pakistan, United Kingdom
Who knows when we'll discover whether we are alone in the universe or not? Whatever the answer, the quest for more knowledge will never cease, nor grow dull.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Cherry realizes quite late what is actually going on. Beaufort levels some nasty criticism at Cherry for her acting abilities, and the producer of the film shows up.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Natalie Fee talks about impact the clip (at the end of the previous segment) had on her life and how she started out on her journey. One stop on that journey was a music video.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The filmmakers made some significant changes to the actual timeline of the band's story. And with all the prosthetics and makeup to make Rami Malek look like Freddie Mercury, one thing stands out as missing entirely.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel has been described as dance-rock, blue-eyed soul, and funk, and was influenced by 1960s soul music. "Sledgehammer" has also been declared MTV's number one animated video of all time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, Canada, USA
While it took Destin eight months to learn how to ride a backwards bike, his young son learned how in two weeks. The son's reward was a trip to Australia, where he got to meet Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
The recap of a hilarious season of Two and a Half Men, in which tech billionaire Walden moves in with the guys, and has heaps of trouble deciding between his new girlfriend Zoey and ex-wife Bridget.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jack Black shares a "what else" moment with us, and, as usual, gets some criticism from George Clooney.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada, USA
The Barr Brothers is a folk quartet founded in Montreal by Andrew and Brad Barr, brothers who come from Rhode Island in the United States. Together with Sarah Page, Andres Vial, and other musicians, they perform “Song That I Heard” at the Pop Montreal Festival.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Natalie provides some facts and figures about how much garbage is getting flushed down the toilet in the UK, and goes on to tell us about a successful campaign she spearheaded, aimed at manufacturers of cotton swabs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande perform the song "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House at One Love Manchester. The event was organized by Ariana Grande in response to the bombing after her concert at Manchester Arena.
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