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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE SERIES #30. After Love (British Film, 2020)

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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE Do you take delight in watching films or listening to pop music? For English learners, movies, songs, and books are one of the he most wonderful sources to explore the language! You can indulge in your favorite pastime and still learn some expressions, words of wisdom, and oftentimes good lessons while you’re at it.   # 30. After Love (2020, British Film) Set in the port town of Dover, South England, a mid-aged white British Muslim woman named Mary Hussain converted to the religion to marry her husband. She is abruptly widowed after her husband’s unexpected death. Just one day after his burial, she happens to uncover a hidden secret (i.e., a French woman Genevieve who is the husband’s lover living in Calais and her son) he kept only twenty-one miles away, across the English Channel in Calais. In the midst of mourning, she discovers a series of messages on her husband’s phone to Geneviève. When Mary finally meets Geneviève, she is struck silent, overw...
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Fancy the latest Sunday Puzzle from NPR? Try to change one consonant to a vowel of each given word to spell a new word!

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I'm going to give you some seven-letter words. For each one, change one consonant to a vowel to spell a new word. Ex. CONCEPT   -->   CONCEIT   1. REVENGE   2. TRACTOR   3. PLASTIC   4. CAPTION   5. SCUFFLE   6. POMPOMS   7. MOBSTER   8. LINKAGE   9. TEMPERS   Answer Keys      1.   REVEN G E: G => U    REVEN U E     2.   TRA C TOR: C => I     TRAI T OR     3.   P LASTIC: P => E    ELASTIC     4.   C APTION: P => U     CA U TION     5.   S C UFFLE: C => O   S O UFFLE     6. POMPO M S: M => U   POMPO U S     7.   MO B STER: B => I   MO I STER     8. LIN K AGE: K => E   LIN E AGE     9.   TEMPER S : S => A   TEMPER A
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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE Series #29. Leonardo Da Vinci (authored by Carlo Pedretti)

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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE Do you take delight in watching films or listening to pop music? For English learners, movies, songs, and books are one of the he most wonderful sources to explore the language! You can indulge in your favorite pastime and still learn some expressions, words of wisdom, and oftentimes good lessons while you’re at it.   # 29. Leonardo Da Vinci (authored by Carlo Pedretti) This book, which has been translated in various languages, seeks to describe who this remarkable genius was and explore the reasons behind his creativity across many disciplines. Although his work was grounded in rigorous science and traditional knowledge, it was his natural curiosity that truly guided him throughout his life. His questioning mindset pushed him to explore every area of learning, and his life’s achievements represent a unique blend of art, science, and technology, brought together through both theory and hands-on experience accumulated over many productive years. ...
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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE SERIES #28. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE Do you take delight in watching films or listening to pop music? For English learners, movies, songs, and books are one of the he most wonderful sources to explore the language! You can indulge in your favorite pastime and still learn some expressions, words of wisdom, and oftentimes good lessons while you’re at it.   # 28. NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from The Stone Age to AI (authored by Yuval Noah Harari) This book explains and moves beyond the usual apocalyptic fears that we have surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) to highlight a quieter yet potentially more alarming risk in the near future. Rather than focusing on job loss or machine rebellion, the author suggests that the real danger lies in AI’s capacity to shape the narratives we create—stories that form the backbone of human society. For the first time, it is not humans but AI that increasingly decides which stories we encounter, pass on, and are unnoticeably made to b...
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A piece of poem TWO PERSONS IN STAGGERED LOVE

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Two Persons in Staggered Love by Jean J. Lee He says “passion” She says “illusion”   He says “courage” She says “reckless boldness”   He says “positively free” She says “irresponsible spree”   He says “listening to the inner voice” She says “deceiving oneself”   He says “young at heart” She says “immature”   He says “you are impossibly stagnant” She says “I am fully ripe”   He says “I give up on you” She says “I willingly let go of you”  
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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE Series #27. Sous le Sabre ("Under the Sand" French Film, 2000)

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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE Do you take delight in watching films or listening to pop music? For English learners, movies, songs, and books are one of the he most wonderful sources to explore the language! You can indulge in your favorite pastime and still learn some expressions, words of wisdom, and oftentimes good lessons while you’re at it.   # 27. Sous le Sable (“Under the Sand”, film in 2000) The French film Sous le Sable (Under the Sand, 2000) tells the story of a woman confronting loss, grief, and the complicated nature of denial after her husband suddenly vanishes during a vacation. Struggling to cope, she carries on with her daily life as though he were still alive, slipping into a deep state of denial and emotional unrest. Through her experience of emotional turmoil, the film examines how love and memory become intertwined in the face of profound loss, offering a thoughtful exploration of mourning and the lingering presence of a loved one within the mind.   “...
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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE #26. The Interview between Harry Styles & Murakami Haruki (excerpts from Runner's World, Spring Issue 2026)

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LIVE, LEARN, & LOVE Do you take delight in watching films or listening to pop music? For English learners, movies, songs, and books are one of the he most wonderful sources to explore the language! You can indulge in your favorite pastime and still learn some expressions, words of wisdom, and oftentimes good lessons while you’re at it.   #26. The Harry Styles & Murakami Haruki Interview (from Runner’s World, Spring issue 2026) Two globally acclaimed figures—one a pop superstar, the other a writer and fellow marathon runner—came together for a thoughtful conversation about the quiet elegance of running and the ways it nurtures creativity. Since both are runners/ marathoners, their talk centers around the relationship between running and their respective fields of creation.   “(Murakami Haruki) One of the important things for human beings is to embrace the contradictions. When I’m writing, I always feel I have a contradiction and that’s why I want to express ...
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