Recommended Links

Language Resources

Word Reference (wordreference.com) is my favorite bilingual dictionary.

For monolingual dictionaries, The Oxford English Dictionary (oed.com) is the most respected authority on the English language (from the British and historical perspective), but requires a subscription. Merriam Webster (m-w.com) is a good option for American English, and does not require a subscription.

News

The New York Times (nytimes.com) is my favorite newspaper, although it has a 20 article limit a month. The Sunday Review and Sunday Magazine sections are particularly interesting.

The Daily Beast (thedailybeast.com) is a news aggregator that has a "Cheat Sheet" of the top stories every day, with links to other publications--this is great for having a general sense of what's going on in an abridged format.

NPR (npr.org), the National Public Radio of the U.S., always has great programs--Monica's favorite is "On Point" (http://onpoint.wbur.org/)

Other

Radiolab (radiolab.org) is a fantastic series of thought-provoking podcasts; they recently won a MacArthur Genius Grant for their work.

The Daily Show (thedailyshow.com) is a satirical news program run by Jon Stewart--it's been on the air for years and has a huge following. You can watch it for free online by clicking on "Full Episode" or any of the individual clips. It might be a little hard to follow at first if you're not familiar with current events or popular culture in the U.S., but it's very funny and actually pretty informative--lots of young people in the States get their news by watching it. Stewart is super intelligent and is known for being very critical of the news media. I really recommend it!

(originally sent by email on 23/11/11)