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This new language app is like Netflix meets Masterclass, but for learning French

Fast Company Tech

But on your couch, watching a short movie. The concept is simple yet effective: Each week, you pick a short film from a curated collection of French licensed movies. FluentU uses beginner-friendly movie trailers and music videos to teach you vocabulary and grammar in context. Of these people, 60% found it effective.

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8 great shows and movies from 2021 to stream on Hulu

The Verge

Here’s what to stream over the holidays When reuniting with loved ones for the holidays, a post-festivities, good old-fashioned movie night may be in order. Between its originals, FX on Hulu, and its massive library of on-demand shows and movies, it’s a choice pick for anyone looking for a bit of variety. Pen15 (Season 2).

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Apple stumbled into a war with the gaming industry, and the future of iOS is at stake

The Verge

Apple, which has presided as gatekeeper over one of the most lucrative gaming booms of the last decade, has now removed one of the most popular mobile games ever made from its store, one played by kids and teens around the globe. Games in Apple’s eyes aren’t to be treated the same as music, movies, and TV shows, but rather as software.

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Don't Talk to Strangers? Safety 2.0

Museum 2.0

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? I think it's a good thing that librarything gives me a way to talk to strangers about books that feels safer than approaching the drooling guy at the public library. When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind? The irritating design?

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Mall Science: Lessons in Consumer Appeal

Museum 2.0

It’s ironic, when you think about the great pains that museums and libraries go to to create spaces that are “teen-positive,” that malls attract kids effortlessly with fluorescent lights and lousy music. If you want to keep up with movies or fashion in a physical space, you go to the mall. Plus, malls are cool.

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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

Tech Soup

The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends. Staffers also let people from outside of Saskatoon check out books from the library and access other services. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness.

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With titles like Battletoads and Grounded, Xbox Game Pass is inching closer to becoming like Netflix

The Verge

I’ll watch a terrible movie like Bright on Netflix, but I’d never pay to see it in a theater. You play as a tiny teen trying to survive a suburban backyard, where ants are the size of small cars and a single drop of water can save your life. For me, the Game Pass library has already hit that sweet spot. Think of it like this.

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