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 đ
Oggi ricorre lâanniversario della nascita, avvenuta a Rimini il 20 gennaio 1920, del nostro grande regista Federico Fellini, cui film in genere combinano memoria, sogni e fantasia.Tra i piĂč famosi ci sono La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8Âœ e Amarcord. âL’artista si deve porre di fronte alla realtĂ con quell’atteggiamento tra l’attrazione e il distacco… Read More Federico Fellini: l’artista e i sogni (1)
The Kiss I hoped that he would love me,And he has kissed my mouth,But I am like a stricken birdThat cannot reach the south. For though I know he loves me,To-night my heart is sad;His kiss was not so wonderfulAs all the dreams I had. âThe Kissâ is a romantic poem written in 1917 by… Read More The Kiss
Louisa May Alcott (born on 29 November 1832) was an American novelist and reformist, best known for her novel âLittle Womenâ. âI’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.â âFar away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see… Read More Louisa May Alcott
John Lennon would have celebrated his 80th birthday today, 9 October 2020, had he not died 40 years ago.He could never have imagined he’d only live to be 40 years old, because a deranged fan would shoot and kill him outside his home – New York City’s famous Dakota Apartments – on 8 December 1980.That… Read More Imagining John Lennon
đ âAll of us every single year, weâre a different person. I donât think weâre the same person all our lives.â đ âEven though I get older, what I do never gets old, and thatâs what I think keeps me hungry.â đ âSometimes a dream almost whispers⊠it never shouts. Very hard to hear. So you… Read More Happy Birthday, Steven Spielberg!đ„
⊠Mais les vrais voyageurs sont ceux-lĂ seuls qui partent Pour partir; cĆurs lĂ©gers, semblables aux ballons, De leur fatalitĂ© jamais ils ne sâĂ©cartent, Et sans savoir pourquoi, disent toujours : Allons ! Ceux-lĂ , dont les dĂ©sirs ont la forme des nues, Et qui rĂȘvent, ainsi quâun conscrit le canon, De vastes voluptĂ©s, changeantes, inconnues,… Read More “Mais les vrais voyageurs…”
World Dream Day takes place on 25th September: it is a global day of action dedicated to encouraging and activating ideas, goals, and dreams. The purpose of the day is to honour the dreamer, visionary, and innovator in all of us, and to help each of us to take a stand for what we truly… Read More World Dream Day
Anthony Robert Kushner (born 16 July 1956)Â – American playwright and screenwriter. đ âEvery student needs someone who says, simply, “You mean something. You count.” đ âYou’ll find, my friend, that what you love will take you places you never dreamed you’d go.â đ âIn this world, there is a kind of painful progress.… Read More Tony Kushner
Antoine de Saint-ExupĂ©ry (nĂ© le 29 juin 1900 Ă Lyon et disparu en vol le 31 juillet 1944 au large de Marseille) â Ă©crivain et aviateur français – auteur du âPetit Princeâ. â “Câest une folie de haĂŻr toutes les roses parce que une Ă©pine vous a piquĂ©, dâabandonner tous les rĂȘves parce que lâun… Read More â Nouvelles/New Chances â â Nuove opportunitĂ â
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