Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Longing and video games are intertwined in this haunting love song from Lana Del Rey. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Lana Del Rey's interpretation of this melodrama reveals her outstanding talent. Enjoy! www.lanadelrey.com
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Lana Del Rey and Barrie-James O'Neill take on the classic song "Summer Wine," written by Lee Hazlewood and originally performed by him and Nancy Sinatra.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The song "Burning Desire" was one of two singles that were released in advance to promote singer Lana Del Rey third studio album Paradise.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Do you like scary movies? If so, New York City's Sunshine Theater is the place for you! It's not only a popular midnight haunt for the horror flick aficionado, but it's also known for cheap reruns of old movies.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
In a TEDx Talk, brain researcher Dr. Lara Boyd talks about neuroplasticity, how we learn, and how short-term and long-term memory work.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Lara Boyd talks further about behavior bringing about changes to the brain, and about why it's so hard to recover after a stroke.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Lara Boyd concludes her fascinating talk on the brain, explaining how personalized medicine and biomarkers can apply, not just to recovery from stroke and cancer treatment, but to teaching and learning in everyday life.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and it looks like it may not be an especially smooth transition. John Oliver goes over the decision on his show "Last Week Tonight."
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Daylight saving time doesn’t actually benefit anyone. Strangely, it’s still observed in seventy countries around the world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Talk show host Seth Meyers delivers a comedic monologue based on the biggest stories from that week’s news on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
In this song from the Radio Africa album, Latin Quarter sing about the civil rights movement in the USA, which started in the 1950’s and fought for the economic and political equality of African Americans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Steve Skaith sings about the bad news that’s always on the radio about Africa. When the album came out in 1985, South Africa was still governed by racist apartheid policies. In the interest of overcoming language and cultural barriers, Latin Quarter and Steve Skaith provided subtitles AND translations on their album covers!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Latin Quarter is a British band combining pop, reggae and folk rock, well known for their political and social protest songs. The most successful of these is “Radio Africa”, which has been reissued several times and has neared the top of the charts in many countries.
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