On October 8, 2010, art student Emilie Gossiaux was struck by a semi-truck while riding her bike in Brooklyn. Left functionally blind, deaf, unable to communicate, and showing few signs of cognitive activity, Emilie was judged to be too mentally impaired to undergo rehabilitation. Then her boyfriend, Alan Lundgard, found a way to reach her. [more inside]
posted by Spinneret on Feb 17, 2011 - 66 comments

Watching music ^4:38 videos is a good ^4:07way to learn a language ^5:02, odd thing is I was ^2:44 hoping to ^3;03 learn Spanish ^59:58. Emilie Simon of La Marche de l'empereur fame sings for us. All from the glorious youtube. Other than the last one from the rather better google.video.
posted by econous on Dec 4, 2006 - 8 comments