How Leighton Meester, Adam Brody’s Date Nights Led Her to Star in Social-Stalking Comedy ‘Basic’

Ashley Park also stars in Chelsea Devantez's feature that debuted at SXSW and counts Marc Platt as a producer.

‘Basic’ SXSW Review: Ashley Park and Leighton Meester Bond Over Toxic Relationship Anxieties in a Charming Rom-Com

In a 'Basic,' a comedy full of heartfelt hijinks, a jealous woman (Ashley Park) spirals over her boyfriend’s perfect ex-girlfriend (Leighton Meester).

‘Trash’ Review: Bickering About Chores, in Sign Language

James Caverly and Andrew Morrill star as Deaf roommates in their new comedy at the Perelman Performing Arts Center.
Cyprus Mail

Basic sign language ‘useful in avoiding conflict’

Short seminars of two to six hours for security personnel have been found to significantly improve the understanding of the main characteristics of deafness, as well as the ability to communicate ...
manilatimes

A SIGN OF THE TIMES: CARLSBERG MAKES EVERY FAN FEEL PART OF MATCHDAY WITH BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE RENDITION OF 'YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE'

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlsberg and its long standing partner, Liverpool FC (LFC), is taking a significant step to ensure the electric atmosphere of Anfield Stadium is ...
The Conversation

Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout

Recently some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Olive. Instead of sticking to groceries, recipes and ...
Ohio University

Start with 'Hello': Learning Basic ASL

Learning American Sign Language (ASL) offers more than a new way to communicate; it expands access for deaf and hard-of-hearing (HoH) individuals and introduces many to a distinct linguistic and ...
Variety

Bad Bunny’s Sign Language Interpreter on the Halftime Show and Making Puerto Rico Proud: ‘We’re a Small Island, but We Fight Very Hard’

On Sunday night, many Puerto Ricans in the territory’s Deaf community gathered at the Eco’s Sports Park in San Juan. The friends, family members and interpreters were tuning into Super Bowl LX, just ...
The New York Times

Bad Bunny’s Sign Language Interpreter Will Make Super Bowl History, Too

Puerto Rican Sign Language is not the same as American Sign Language. Celimar Rivera Cosme will uniquely capture the rapper’s slang for the game’s deaf viewers. By Emmanuel Morgan Reporting from San ...
THE WEEK

The battle over the Irish language in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, where the Irish language is a proxy battleground between Unionists and Nationalists, dual-language signs have become a “key point of contention at Stormont”, said the BBC. In ...