European people

Motherhood is celebrated this weekend with Mother’s Day. Isabella Rossellini, the acclaimed actress and director, is out with her own new look at motherhood in a sometimes-disturbing show set to debut on the Sundance Channel.

When it comes to accents, they paint a picture in people’s mind. And they can make or break the character. That’s born out in real life and on the silver screen. Renée Zellweger was widely praised for her English accent in Bridget Jones’s Diary — and Radovan Karadžić managed to evade authorities for years, in part through a fake accent.

A British painting by John Constable was sold at auction for $35 million. That’s one of the highest prices ever for a Brit painting. The funds will go to a Spanish beauty queen who says she’s asset-rich, but cash-poor.

Regina Spektor’s anticipated new album, “What We Saw From the Cheap Seats” was released Tuesday. Spektor was born in Moscow and emigrated with her family to the Bronx when she was nine. She said her newest album carries old Russian influences.

Roxy, a mare living in Portland, was walking through her yard when she fell into an old septic tank that had been long forgotten. Portland firefighters were called to rescue her.