Alan Curtis Kay (born on 17 May 1940) is an American computer scientist and a former professional jazz guitarist, composer, and theatrical designer. THREE QUOTES “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” “Technology is anything that wasn’t around when you were born.” “If you don’t fail at least 90 percent of… Read More Alan Kay
Carantoc, a saint who lived in the 5th-6th century, was a monk and bishop of Cardigan in Wales. Not much is known about him, and several details of his life are obscure or contradictory. He is also referred to by various names: the only constant element is the date of his feast day, May 16th,… Read More The Saint Protector Against Polluted Water
Daphne du Maurier, born in London on 13 May 1907, was a prolific British novelist, biographer, and playwright of French origins.She possessed the gift of story-telling and a great imagination that drove her to write works of suspense, mystery, romance and horror.Imagination was very important in her family of origin: their speech was full of… Read More Daphne du Maurier
“… e quando il vento mi sfiora la guanciaso che è la tua carezza da lassù…” Auguri, mamma cara… e auguri a tutte le mamme 🌹🌹🌹 “Qualsiasi altra cosa sia incerta in questo puzzolente letamaio di un mondo, l’amore di una madre non lo è.”James Joyce – Ritratto dell’artista da giovane … and when the… Read More Festa della mamma 2024
Edmund Wilson – American writer, literary critic and journalist born on 8 May 1895 said:“No two persons ever read the same book.” … and maybe when we re-read something, it is not the same book we are reading because, as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for… Read More Books 📖
On 3rd May 1937, “Gone with the Wind”, the novel Margaret Mitchell published in 1936, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.Its final words are: “I’ll think of it all tomorrow, at Tara. I can stand it then. Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.”They represent Scarlett… Read More Tomorrow …
May 1st, also called May Day, or Labour Day, is a day dedicated to the the celebration of the International Workers’ Day or Labour Day, which in Italy is a public holiday In ancient times May Day was associated with the beginning of spring, and celebrated Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, and Maia, also… Read More May 1st
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, born in 1899, died on 29 April 1980.He was one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and the father of the thriller genre: he used the camera angle to draw the viewer’s eye into the frame in a particular way and mounted shots in such a way… Read More Alfred Hitchcock
Mary Wollstonecraft was an influential English social philosopher and pioneering advocate of women’s rights.She was born in London on 27 April 1759 and died at the age of 38, eleven days after the birth of her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who would marry Shelley and become the author of “Frankenstein”. Three quotes: ➰ “No… Read More Mary Wollstonecraft
Today, Thursday, 4 April 2024, is the 56th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., who was killed in Memphis on Thursday, 4 April 1968. Here are three quotes for us to ponder: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” “Injustice anywhere is a threat to… Read More Martin Luther King
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