US academic is suspended for using the Chinese word for ‘um’ because it sounded like a racial slur Greg Patton lectured on use of ‘filler words’ at University of Southern California He mentioned the Chinese expression ‘neige’ (pronounced ‘nee-gah’) He was placed on administrative leave while the university ‘review the situation’ By Caroline Graham In … Read more
As students across the US return to school, many are adapting to virtual learning amid the ongoing pandemic. But critics claim Edgenuity, an online learning program adopted by tens of thousands of schools, is flawed. Edgenuity grades assignments and quizzes using artificial intelligence and one middle-schooler was able to outsmart the system. By adding a jumble … Read more
Millie Mackintosh poses in a floral frock for a cute snap with baby Sienna, four months, and shares video of her daughter ‘trying to say her first word’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 16:11 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 16:11 BST, 31 August 2020 She recently revealed she and husband Hugo Taylor are … Read more
The Sudanese young man who drowned trying to paddle a ‘toy blow-up boat’ to England with a shovel as an oar was following a dream shared by hundreds of African boys living in Calais. They believe the fantasy peddled by cruel human-trafficking gangs that the UK will offer everyone a sanctuary from poverty and war. … Read more
We’ve all gone mad for fancy breads over the past few months. If you weren’t making sourdough, what did you do with yourself in lockdown? But to go with that lovely loaf, you need a truly superior spread, which is why foodies have turned to gourmet ‘artisan’ butter in their droves. So, what does it … Read more
Jada Pinkett Smith infamously referred to her relationship with August Alsina as an ‘entanglement,’ during last Friday’s episode of Red Table Talk with husband Will Smith. And in an interview with Vulture published on Friday, August said that he agreed with Jada’s use of the word and believes their relationship was ‘complex and difficult,’ as the definition … Read more
A disquieting story surfaced on Twitter earlier this week, about a child who fell off her bike and cut open her knee. In some alarm, the child’s mother went into a nearby chemist to buy wipes (to disinfect the wound) and a plaster, but was unable to pay because she had only cash (as you … Read more
Vicky McClure says she’s had ‘no word’ on when filming will resume for Line Of Duty’s sixth season after production stopped because of coronavirus By Roxy Simons and Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 12:01 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 12:05 BST, 4 June 2020 Vicky McClure has revealed she’s had ‘no word’ on when … Read more
The bereaved brother of George Floyd said President Trump didn’t let him get a word in during a condolence call. Philonise Floyd, the brother of the 46-year-old black man who died in the custody of Minneapolis police on Monday after an officer knelt on his neck for several minutes cutting off his air supply, said … Read more
Lana Del Rey seemed to be trying to work though a self-created crisis as she released a new spoken word song on Saturday. The Norman F***ing Rockwell singer, 34, shared the track Patent Leather Do-Over on Instagram, along with an abstract video to accompany it. The new music comes days after Lana was widely lambasted … Read more