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Credit: Preply Forget Quizzes and Games. Learn Languages Online From a Real Instructor With Preply.
Miss the human element of a real, live human tutor but don’t have time to commute? Preply connects you with professional instructors over video chat.
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Credit: Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone Claims Users Will Pick Up a New Language Like a Child. I Put It to the Test
Am I too dumb to “learn language like a child?” We found out.
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Photo: BrianAJackson; zhuyufang / Getty Images People Are So Sick of Technology They’re Paying to Go Back to Carrier Pigeons
Modern tech is being used to add a bit more friction to a world that became way too slick.
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ITalki Forget Chatting with Bots. This Language-Learning App Pairs You With Actual Human Teachers
Talk with real people instead of a naggy, green owl.
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Credit: Babbel Babbel Is an Actually Serious Language App for Visual Learners
Babbel’s lessons will look familiar to anyone who’s ever taken a language course.
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Collage: VICE I Was Trash at Learning Languages for 30 Years—Until I Tried This App
Dump that emotionally manipulative green owl. Pimsleur is the app that actually taught me Spanish while I knocked out household chores.
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Credit: NordVPN NordVPN is the Best VPN (for Thwarting Nosy Cybervillains)
Most VPNs are junk. NordVPN isn’t just worth your buck, but it’s the best overall VPN I’ve tested.
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VICE Proton VPN Is One of the Few VPNs Worth Using (That Won’t Track You)
Most VPNs suck, and you should run away from them. Not Proton, though. This is one of the very best I’ve ever tested.
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AdultFriendFinder: Inside the Site That Refuses to Die
The internet’s kinky corner is still running… or is it bot central? Here’s what we found.
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Illustration of Love and mobile life I Was Skeptical of AI Sex Concierge Arya, So My Lover and I Tried It
We’re officially outsourcing everything… including orgasms.
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Spotify's 20th anniversary – Credit: Spotify Remember the First Song You Ever Listened to on Spotify?
Bet you don’t remember the first song you streamed on Spotify, or which band you’ve listened to the most in all the years.
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The AI Tools Worth Paying For (Because Free Is Trash)
These are impressive behind a paywall.