Archive for April, 2011
Join the six week language challenge! Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 27, 2011
Now on the heels of the Read more or die challenge, some language enthusiasts are looking for a new challenge. But wait, what was the read more or die challenge? The basic idea came from a problem that many language learners face… there’s never enough motivation to read in languages that you haven’t learned that…
New Esperanto website in Berlin Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 25, 2011
Just last week, we launched our new website for the Esperanto Association of Berlin and Brandenburg (EABB). As a quick geography lesson, Germany is made up of 16 federal states of which due to its population, Berlin is one of these federal states. Brandenburg is a federal state which curiously completely surrounds Berlin. Due to…
Director interview: Atako de la Lunaj Zombioj Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 21, 2011
Today I have Christopher R. Mihm with me, the director of Attack of the Moon Zombies! After reading my interview with Dave Rutan, one of his Esperanto translators, he also wanted an interview with me. Now find out why he had to have an Esperanto version of his movie and learn about his fascinating inspirations!…
The Future of Vinilkosmo (part 4 of 4) Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 19, 2011
Ĉi tiu intervjuo aperos en sia originala Esperanto en la revuo Kontakto (majo 2011), do abonu tuj, por certiĝi, ke vi ricevos ĝin ĝustatempe. Thanks for joining us for the final part of our interview with Floréal Martorell. In case you missed our other parts, we’ve already talked about how to buy their music online…
Vinilkosmo radio at cd1d (part 3 of 4) Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 11, 2011
Ĉi tiu intervjuo aperos en sia originala Esperanto en la revuo Kontakto (majo 2011), do abonu tuj, por certiĝi, ke vi ricevos ĝin ĝustatempe. Through my interviews with Floréal Martorell, we looked at the structure of Vinilkosmo’s music online as well as why they are not present on iTunes. Today, we will speak of something…
Esperanto Film Festival to attract amateur authors Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 7, 2011
Esperanto culture mostly lives in the world of text. Attempts to professionally produce Esperanto audiovisual and television materials haven’t really had much success so far. Copyright limitations also hinder the production of Esperanto versions of already existing content. However, in principle, modern technology levels the playing field, giving everyone the chance to produce their own…