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  • Present-Day Side Hustles: What Do Americans Do Alongside Their Full-Time Jobs?

    Present-Day Side Hustles: What Do Americans Do Alongside Their Full-Time Jobs?

    In today’s fast-paced world, many Americans are turning to side-jobs to supplement their income, pursue passions, and gain new skills. Side hustles have become a significant part of the American workforce, with many people engaging in various activities outside their full-time jobs. This blog entry looks into the different types of extra gigs Americans busy themselves with, as well as the reasons…

  • The U.S. Presidential Elections: The Cursed Institution – The Electoral College

    The U.S. Presidential Elections: The Cursed Institution – The Electoral College

    Have you ever wondered why U.S. Presidential elections are so complicated? Why do people vote in November, but the final outcome isn’t confirmed until the so-called Electoral College in each state casts its votes in December—or even later if no candidate wins definitively, leaving the decision to the U.S. Congress? All of this can be confusing. After all, the United States is…

  • America’s Presidential Race: Old vs. Young: Who will young people vote for?

    America’s Presidential Race: Old vs. Young: Who will young people vote for?

    In Stephen Colber’s words, age became the dominating theme of the 2024 presidential race this June when after President Joe Biden’s not-so spectacular performance at the presidential debate, all the U.S. media, especially those connected with the right political scene, made the ground-breaking discovery that the President was old. Comments ranging from the steadiness of the President’s…

  • Trooping the Colour – O co w tym chodzi?

    Trooping the Colour – O co w tym chodzi?

    W ten weekend odbyła się w Londynie transmitowana na żywo przez BBC parada wojskowa. Tak zwane Trooping the Colour to uroczyste obchody urodzin monarchy, Króla Karola III, które co roku odbywają się w czerwcu nawet jeśli król czy królowa urodzili się w innym miesiącu w roku. Jak na monarchię przystało ceremonia była niezwykle widowiskowa, poważna i pełna przepychu. Zebrani mogli podziwiać maszerujących 1400 żołnierzy, 200 koni i orkiestry, około…

  • Donald Trump on trial: 25 legal terms you can use to talk about the former President’s legal battles

    Donald Trump on trial: 25 legal terms you can use to talk about the former President’s legal battles

    This year Presidential election seems to be extraordinary for one particular reason. Never in the American history has there been a Presidential candidate who faced so many criminal charges as the prospective Republican candidate, Donald Trump. The former President stands accused of 91 charges across four different court cases, out of which the most serious one is connected with the…

  • How about an alternative to Valentine’s Day?

    How about an alternative to Valentine’s Day?

    Feel like giving it a try? “Valentine’s Day is a manufactured holiday that does nothing but make those alone feel lonelier and those who are in relationships feel disappointed because life isn’t a fairy tale” – this is a memorable quote from an episode of the Rookie, a US police series. It’s a skeptical take on the bitter truth about how many people…

  • “When Push Comes to Shove”

    “When Push Comes to Shove”

    “Cause when push comes to shove You taste what you’re made of” – Rascal Flatts. The Meanings of the Phrase “when push comes to shove” explained. How many times have you heard this phrase uttered in various circumstances by journalists, celebrities, sportsmen, businessmen and politicians, and wondered what it means? You might have heard it…

  • Chime with! Chime in! Chime out! – How are they used?

    Chime with! Chime in! Chime out! – How are they used?

    While browsing the net recently, I started to wonder on the currency these three phrases have acquired. Be it in formal or less formal contexts, editors, actors and various stars and celebrities chime in with this or that idea leaving one puzzled about the actual meaning of this phrasal verb. The phrasal verb “chime with” used in both formal and informal contexts seems to be more…

  • The Princess’s Health: a Reason for Concern?

    The Princess’s Health: a Reason for Concern?

    Last week the news arrived that the Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital for a planned abdominal surgery. According to the official announcement, after the operation, she would spend in hospital about two weeks and then she would be convalescing at home until Easter. This enigmatic message of the Kensington Palace spokesperson’s office immediately gave rise to increasingly dramatic media speculations…

  • A Year of Decision

    A Year of Decision

    Przeglądając noworoczną anglojęzyczną prasę trudno nie zauważyć, że eksperci od polityki i gospodarki w swoich przewidywaniach najważniejszych wydarzeń roku 2024, wymieniają wybory prezydenckie i parlamentarne w wielu krajach na świecie, w tym m. in. W Stanach Zjednoczonych, Wielkiej Brytanii, Rosji i wielu innych. Łącznie 2 miliardy ludzi pójdzie do urn wyborczych i zadecyduje o przyszłości…