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Grumpy Cat on TV
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/06/2013
» Good Morning America invited the owners of Grumpy Cat to show her off on national TV. They did and it makes a very good listening exercise for English learners.
Chai explains "evil woman" Facebook posting
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/05/2013
» An excerpt from a long interview with political cartoonist Chai Rachawat who is being sued by the prime minister for a Facebook comment calling her an evil woman.
Obama wins second term
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2012
» My goal today is to help you follow the election coverage in English as much as possible. I'll be updating this throughout election day, focusing mainly on the results of the election, but also on the language used to report the results.
Prince Harry gets silly in Las Vegas
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2012
» Once again, Britain's Prince Harry has a bit of an image problem after a wild holiday night in Las Vegas.
Youtube hit: Cool-headed girls stop a fight
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/07/2012
» A brief blurry video of a confrontation between an angry teacher and a male student is gaining attention on the Internet. What is most impressive, however, is how quickly the other students, particularly girls, acted to stop it.
Thaksin pardon, not floods, dominate news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2011
» For the first time in many weeks, politics overtook the floods in front page interest as a rumoured royal pardon for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra provoked an angry reaction.
Video: The Thai election explained
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/06/2011
» Here is a quick, but quite thorough explanation of the general election currently taking place in Thailand
Career headache
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/04/2011
» Your boss is cheating on his wife who is also your good friend and he has threatened you not to say anything. What would you do?