French Regional Slang and Expressions | Lingoda - Online Language School Although most French people can understand each other very easily even when talking to somebody from a different region (which might not be the case in countries such as German-speaking ones where regional dialects are more distinct from each other), several French words have very region-specific variations that you need to know! Included in this are slang words.

In 1992, being out at work in Hollywood wasn’t really much of a thing and yet, I found myself coming out to Steven Spielberg in his office. I had started my career in film as the DGA trainee on “The Color Purple” in 1985, keenly aware of how astonishing it was not only to have Steven as my boss on my first movie but also to have it feature such a bold and beautiful portrayal of LGBTQ+ representation.

Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesMen in a boat approach "Die Badende" ("The Bather"), a giant sculpture showing a woman's head and knees in the Binnenalster lake in Hamburg, Germany.Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Hamburg’s Inner Alster Lake has a new inhabitant – and this is not your standard duck or fish. For ten days, a giant woman sculpture called “Die Badende” (“The Bather”) will grace the lake – making Inner Alster essentially the world’s biggest bathtub.

Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977), known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Jason Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released eight albums and 24 singles. Of his singles, 19 have reached number one on either the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts with "Why", "She's Country", "Big Green Tractor", "The Truth", "Don't You Wanna Stay"

June 17, 2015 1:07 PM EDT Japan has officially lowered its voting age from 20 to 18. The change could add 2.4 million people to the country’s existing pool of 104 million eligible voters, the Wall Street Journal reports. The country last changed its voting age in 1945, the year Japanese women gained the right to vote, when it lowered the requirement from 25 to 20. Across the world, 90% of nations have a voting age of 18, though Japan’s voters are not particularly active: less than a third of 20-somethings voted in last year’s general election.