A good Russian accent, such as the one Viggo Mortensen uses as Nikolai Luzhov in 2007’s “Eastern Promises,” brings an air of authenticity and drama to a performance. A bad one, however, like Arnold ...

Let’s get something straight about accents. A distinctive accent makes you memorable. It helps you stand out in meetings, pitches, and presentations, and it reminds others that you bring a global ...

Having taught for nearly a decade, I’ve worked through my share of classroom challenges. Nothing, however, prepared me for ...