US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently gave a gift to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It was meant to underscore the Obama administration's readiness to "to press the reset button" in ties with Moscow. But instead of the Russian word for "reset" (perezagruzka) it featured a slightly different word meaning "overload" or "overcharged" (peregruzka).

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː Let Sleeping Dogs Lie is an idiom that means, leave something alone if it might cause trouble. Of course this is a photo of two dogs sleeping. Sam and Laika having a snooze, with a do not disturb notice between them. It is best to let them […]

"Rome wasn't built in a day" is something that you say which means that it takes a long time to do an important job. This photo shows the Coliseum in Rome. Original photo by Eustaquio Santimano

MinimalistOriginally uploaded by waɪ.tiː The term "minimalist" is often applied colloquially to designate anything which is spare or stripped to its essentials. Minimalist art describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art. As a specific movement in the arts it is identified with developments in post-World War II Western Art, most […]

In a Valentine's Day special, The Professor presents a series of random facts about chocolate and roses, and then gives some relationship advice at the end!

According to the BBC, more and more state school children in the UK are being taught in Welsh, Gaelic or Irish. The number of Northern Ireland children learning Irish grew from just 484 in 1992 to 3285 in 2008. In Wales, 20% of schoolchildren are now being taught entirely in Welsh - up from 16% […]