In Vogue: shades of grey, parenting and fitness for busy people
I was looking through Vogue magazine last night, the British version, and a couple of articles caught my eye: one on “over-programmed” children whose days are
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Future-proofing the translation profession: watch the videos, take the survey
Back in July, the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and the European Commission’s Directorate General for Translation (DGT)
Translators’ rates and the poverty cult. Plus ça change?
In the comments to one of my recent posts about translators’ rates and pay, translator Kevin Hendzel mentioned a speech by Neil Inglis, a translator with
Craftsmanship: is it boring? Not for translators (the good ones, that is).
This advert for Leica cameras made me think of the translator’s craft. And the skill and work and care and honing and polishing that it
101 things a translator needs to know but doesn’t necessarily think to ask
It’s always good to find a new book on translation – for reading yourself or as a gift for a translator friend. 101 Things a
Life’s a beach? Great! But please, not on LinkedIn…
One of social media’s great mysteries is why people think it’s appropriate to use holiday snaps showing them in their swimsuits for their LinkedIn profile
St. Jerome: a good role model for translators?
Saints Alive, a new exhibition at the National Gallery in London, features “large-scale kinetic sculptures by Michael Landy that bring a contemporary twist to the lives of the
The translators’ poet laureate (and rapper!)
Did you know that we translators have our own poet laureate – who’s also a pretty mean rapper? Here’s a sample: The deadline Ten thousand words
How to be good (1). Tips for translators
I got a pleasant surprise a couple of weeks ago when I logged on to Twitter and found that several translators had been tweeting and