Livia (30 January 58 BC – 28 September 29 AD), the third wife of emperor Augustus of Rome, had two sons – Drusus and Tiberius – by her first husband, Tiberius Claudius Nero. a member of the very old and prominent Claudian clan, who unfortunately supported the wrong party. When Octavian ( the adopted-son of… Read More Livia
Livia Drusilla (30 January 58 BC – 28 September 29 AD) was the third wife of the Roman Emperor Augustus, mother of emperor Tiberius, grandmother of emperor Claudius, great-grandmother of emperor Caligula, and great-great-grandmother of emperor Nero. She was deified by Claudius who acknowledged her title of Augusta. She was depicted in imperial propaganda as… Read More Livia Drusilla: First Lady of Imperial Rome
“Blue Melody” (Melodia blu) è un racconto di J. D. Salinger, lo scrittore americano noto per il suo romanzo “The Catcher in the Rye” (il giovane Holden). Questo racconto, pubblicato per la prima volta nel numero di settembre 1948 di Cosmopolitan, narra la tragica storia di una cantante jazz afro-americana, ispirata alla vita di Bessie… Read More Melodia blu
“Blue Melody” is a short story by Jerome David Salinger, the American writer known for his novel “The Catcher in the Rye”. This short story was first published in the September 1948 issue of Cosmopolitan. It is the tragic tale of an African-American jazz singer, inspired by the life of Bessie Smith and was originally… Read More Bessie Smith & “Blue Melody”
In 1929 Bessie Smith learned of her husband’s affair with another singer, and she decided to end their relationship, although neither of them ever sought a divorce. The other woman was Gertrude Saunders, who remained infamously known for that affair with Jack Gee. Gee had proposed to set up a new show for… Read More Bessie Smith vs. Gertrude Saunders
Bessie Smith was born into poverty in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1894. Her father, a labourer and part-time Baptist preacher, died soon after her birth, leaving her mother to raise her seven children. She grew up in a one-room hut in one of the poorest quarters of Chattanooga, and by the time she was eight or… Read More U3A: Bessie Smith
Nobody Knows When You’re Down And Out Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money, I didn’t care I carried my friends out for a good time Buying bootleg liquor, champagne and wine Then I began to fall so low I didn’t have a friend and no place to go So if… Read More U3A: “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”
Wikström, un commerciante di camicie di Helsinki , lascia la moglie e decide di cambiar vita. Con un’ingente somma vinta a poker compra uno squinternato ristorante in cui lavorano tre dipendenti, che lo guardano inizialmente con un certo scetticismo. Nello stesso tempo Khaled, giovane rifugiato siriano in fuga da Aleppo e sbarcato quasi per caso… Read More CINEFORUM: “L’altro volto della speranza”
EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES Each man kills the thing he loves Each man kills the thing he loves da da da da da da da Each man kills the thing he loves Each man kills the thing he loves da da da da da da da Some do it with a bitter… Read More Jeanne Moreau (Parigi, 23 gennaio 1928 – Parigi, 31 luglio 2017)
“Le berger essaie toujours de convaincre les moutons que leurs intérêts et les siens sont les mêmes.” “Il pastore cerca sempre di convincere il gregge che gli interessi del bestiame e i suoi sono gli stessi.” “The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same. “
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