Dulwich Picture Gallery: Painting Norway

Dulwich Picture Gallery presents the radically innovative works of Norwegian artist Nikolai Astrup (1880 - 1928) for the painter and printmaker's first ever major London exhibition - and indeed the world's, outside of Norway.

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/2016/february/painting-norway-nikolai-astrup-(1880-1928)/

How to learn 30 languages

Some people can speak a seemingly impossible number of tongues. How do they manage it, asks David Robson, and what can we learn from them?

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150528-how-to-learn-30-languages

10 works of art depicting snow

From Brueghel’s hunters to Jeff Koons’ snowman – Aindrea Emelife picks 10 beautiful examples from 500 years of art history.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151218-ten-great-works-of-art-depicting-snow

The technology quiz of 2015

Reading this on your stylish Apple Watch? Then you’ll have no problem at all with our quiz of tech gurus, innovations and pratfalls from the last 12 months

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/23/the-technology-quiz-of-2015

The Best 10 films of 2015

From two outstanding documentaries to a pair of blockbuster spinoffs we never knew we needed, critic Owen Gleiberman picks the finest cinema had to offer.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151218-the-10-best-films-of-2015

2NB Frequency Adverbs

http://www.teachya.com/grammar/elementary/adverbs_of_frequency.php

2NI Men and Women

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henever a new study comes out about the time men and women spend on childcare or household duties, we rarely hear anything that we don’t already know. Both men and women want to spend more time with their kids, everyone spends too much time at the office and women do demonstrably more of domestic work than men despite our social and political gains.

But here’s something new and interesting. Men, it seems – despite doing less work than their female partners – feel quite confident that they’re in equal relationships.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/09/men-only-pull-their-weight-at-home-in-a-world-where-thinking-doesnt-matter

All the best Xmas adverts from 2015

Now it's Decembrer, expect your tellies and social media feeds to be packed full of minute-long videos reminding you of the kind of familial and festive love that makes you part with lots of money.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11970587/Christmas-adverts-2015-watch-the-best.html

Advents Calendars

An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. Advent calendar usually begins on December 1, although many include the previous few days that are part of the season. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries but is now ubiquitous among adherents of many Christian denominations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib_u7L5X658