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One Fish, Two Fish robertbrancatelli.blog/2026/… via @blumen_pub
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Ray Bradbury escribió en Fahrenheit 451: «Mi tío afirma que los arquitectos eliminaron los porches delanteros no por su aspecto, sino para evitar que la gente se sentara a conversar y balancearse. La desaparición de los porches sirvió para suprimir la reflexión y el diálogo. Ya no quedan jardines ni mecedoras; todo se ha vuelto incómodo. Han puesto a la gente en movimiento, siempre corriendo, sin tiempo para pensar».
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“Sitzfleisch” is a German word that refers to the ability to sit still for a long time. It’s understandable why this is a valuable skill; in schoolrooms and offices around the world, there are worksheets and spreadsheets to be done. Because there are so many reasons to try to repress our nervous energy, it’s no surprise that there’s a big-time campaign against mind drift. “But it’s worth noting that sitting still and doing just one thing for a long time is, in many respects, at odds with the essential nature of the human mind,” Joshua Rothman writes. Read more about what our fidgeting reveals: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yQ…
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Today in 1066, William the Duke of Normandy defeats England's King Harold II a few miles inland from the coastal village of Hastings (at the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex). Although fewer than 20,000 take part in the clash, its impact is far-reaching and changes the course of English history.
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“In prose you make the paragraph. Every paragraph is a poem.” —Jack Kerouac buff.ly/mgnY29T
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This 1804 French print boldly suggests Napoleon’s invasion of England could be carried out by routing troops & guns through Channel tunnel with further troops attacking from hot air balloons. English defenders include riflemen on kites (Belloc, La Telegraphie Historique, 1888)
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«...cuando uno se deja corromper por esas ausencias que llamamos recuerdos y hay que remendar con palabras y con imágenes tanto hueco insaciable.»
FINAL DEL JUEGO, de Julio Cortázar.
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Le carnet de voyage d'Eugène Delacroix avec ses notes, ses impressions et ses croquis mêlés sur la même page.
C'est sublime !!
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The most striking Greek survival is the word for the Calabrian mafia, 'Ndrangheta.
It comes directly from the Greek 'andragathia' (ἀνδραγαθία) meaning roughly 'men of honour'.
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Cannes, 1957. Jules Romains, André Maurois, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Pagnol et Maurice Genevoix, cinq écrivains membres du jury du Festival international du film, vous disent bonjour !☀️📽️📚
