Margaret Fuller – born on 23rd of May 1810 – was an American writer and critic one of the earliest supporters of the women’s rights movement.She was the first professional woman journalist of note in America and wrote influential essays on various social issues some of which were collected in the book “Papers on Literature… Read More Margaret Fuller: an American in Rome
Alexander Pope, one of the greatest English poets of the eighteenth century, was born in London on 21 May 1688. Considered a master of the heroic couplet (pairs of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter), he is best known for satirical and discursive poetry.In 1700 when he was only 12 years old he wrote ‘Ode on… Read More Young Alexander Pope’s Solitude
American musician B.B. King, a very important figure in the development of blues music. died exactly seven years ago, on 14 May 2015.He was one of the most influential blues musician of all time and his virtuoso guitar technique earned him the title of “king of the blues”. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall… Read More B.B. King and Lucille 🎸
Today is Stevie Wonder’s birthday: American singer-songwriter and musician Stevland Hardaway Morris was born on 13 May 1950 in Michigan.He became blind shortly after his birth, because, having been born six weeks premature, he was placed in an incubator which contained too much oxygen , resulting in Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), an eye disorder caused… Read More Stevie Wonder’s Sunshine ☀️🎶
Today Bono turns 62: Irish musician and social activist Paul David Hewson, was born in Dublin on 10 May 1960. 🎉 With a Protestant mother and a Catholic father, he grew up with a strong religious faith but avoided being attached to one particular denomination.After attending St. Patrick’s Grammar School for a year, Paul began… Read More Bono: What’s In A Name?
A few days ago Malc who blogs at the Easymalc mentioned the song Piano Man in one of his posts. It is a famous song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Billy Joel in 1973. … And today Joel turns 73 years old.After that song, which is considered his signature song, he is often… Read More Happy Birthday, Billy Joel 🎉
… e quando il vento mi sfiora la guanciaso che è la tua carezza da lassù… … and when the wind touches my faceI know it’s your caress from heaven…
YouTube was launched in February 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three PayPal employees, eager to set up a new site that would allow people to quickly upload a video and share it with the world.Under the slogan “Broadcast yourself”, the American online video sharing and social media platform made its debut… Read More YouTube
Louise Glück, born on 22 April 1943, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2020. “First Memory” Long ago, I was wounded. I livedto revenge myselfagainst my father, notfor what he was—for what I was: from the beginning of time,in childhood, I thoughtthat pain meantI was not loved.It meant I loved. “First Memory” is… Read More Happy Birthday, Louise Glück!
Pietro Aretino was born on 20 April 1492, in Arezzo, Republic of Florence (Italy). He was a distinguished poet, prose writer and playwright, now recognized as the prototype of the professional author, able to gain fame and wealth through publication.His flatterers praised him as a “divine” writer, while his activity as a biting commentator on… Read More Pietro Aretino/1
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