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We have seen several modifications videos and images for cars and two-wheelers from India and abroad. While most of them are tastefully done, there are many weird looking modified vehicles as well. These modifications are not always the most practical ones. These are mostly for showcasing the possibilities. Here we have one such video, where a YouTuber decided to modify his old Hyundai Accent sedan with large tyres from a tractor. How did the whole modification process go? Let’s check the video. The video has been…

Chris Pratt‘s Italian accent for the upcoming Super Mario film will not be offensive, producer Chris Meledandri has claimed. The casting of Pratt as Mario and Charlie Day as Luigi was instantly met by criticism from fans, given that neither actor is Italian. But Meledandri has since attempted to quell those concerns. “We are collaborating with Chris and his experienced team to not just create a character-licensed film, but a new piece of entertainment which brings Super Mario Bros. to life on the screen, and allows…

Daniel Radcliffe thanked his parents for having “the foresight all those years ago” to make him British, so he could develop a “naturally evil” accent.The Harry Potter star won the prize for Best Villain at the MTV Movie and TV Awards, thanks to his performance alongside Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in The Lost City.He fended off competition including Colin Farrell and Willem Dafoe to scoop the award.Radcliffe said receiving the accolade was “genuinely really, really cool” and thanked his co-stars and production team…

Visual cues and the diversity of the listener's social network can impact their ability to understand and transcribe sentences after listening to the spoken word. Credit: Ethan Kutlu, University of Iowa Everyone has an accent. But the intelligibility of speech doesn't just depend on that accent; it also depends on the listener. Visual cues and the diversity of the listener's social network can impact their ability to…