For centuries, the Ukrainian language was overshadowed by its Russian cousin. That’s changing

For centuries, the Ukrainian language was overshadowed by its Russian cousin. That's changing

Languages rise and fall with history, in nations and university language departments alike. In 1980, when Roman Koropeckyj stepped into his classroom at Harvard to teach Polish, he was “gobsmacked” by the dozens of students awaiting him. The Polish trade unionists of the Solidarity movement, who were defying Soviet oppression on the opposite side of the planet, had inspired Americans to learn.

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Chris Rock Briefly Addresses Will Smith’s Slap at Boston Comedy Club

Chris Rock Briefly Addresses Will Smith's Slap at Boston Comedy Club

Chris Rock kicked off his comedy tour in Boston to thunderous applause, but he said he's still processing what went down at the Oscars so he'll talk about the slap later, but he did tease the crowd. Chris played to a hyper-enthusiastic, sold-out crowd at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, and joked, "How was your weekend?" The crowd loved it.

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Zoë Kravitz slammed for “inappropriate” remarks about Jaden Smith in resurfaced interview

Zoë Kravitz slammed for "inappropriate" remarks about Jaden Smith in resurfaced interview

Will Smith fans have resurfaced an old Zoë Kravitz interview where she made 'inappropriate' comments about his then 14-year-old son Jaden Smith after she criticised him for slapping comedian Chris Rock. On Sunday (Mar 27), Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars after Chris made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia. The clip went viral, the internet made memes and celebrities weighed in with their hot takes and think-pieces.

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Jim Carrey Calls Oscar Audience ‘Spineless’ For Will Smith Standing Ovation

Jim Carrey Calls Oscar Audience ‘Spineless’ For Will Smith Standing Ovation

Jim Carrey has something to say about Will Smith’s behavior at the Oscars. While appearing on CBS Mornings, Carrey said he was “sickened by the standing ovation. Hollywood is just spine…

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Gillian Anderson Signs First-Look Television Deal With Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

Gillian Anderson Signs First-Look Television Deal With Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

Award-winning actor and producer Gillian Anderson has signed a first-look deal with Netflix via her production company Fiddlehead Productions. The deal is for television producing with an initial t…

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Disney+ Drops ‘Simpsons’ Episode in Hong Kong Because of Tiananmen Square Joke

Disney+ Drops ‘Simpsons’ Episode in Hong Kong Because of Tiananmen Square Joke

The 2005 episode features the Simpson family visiting Beijing, where they drop by the landmark, finding a placard that reads: “On this site, in 1989, nothing happened.”

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