Il canone del surrealismo è legato a figure di artisti e performer di sesso maschile. Ma in realtà le donne c'erano e hanno avuto un ruolo fondamentale. Lo ha studiato all'inizio degli anni Settanta Gloria Feman Orenstein e adesso si può vedere bene in questo cortometraggio di Cheri Gaulke.
Money quote: "In Gloria’s Call, the Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker Cheri Gaulke manifests Orenstein’s journey into the surreal with collage-like animations. Through her appropriately trippy visual style and glimpses of the mindbending work of these female surrealists, Gaulke illustrates the undeniable brilliance of a generation of artists who might have been overlooked were it not for a like-minded feminist critic."
https://aeon.co/videos/a-mindbending-trip-that-summons-the-forgotten-women-of-surrealism
Money quote: "In Gloria’s Call, the Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker Cheri Gaulke manifests Orenstein’s journey into the surreal with collage-like animations. Through her appropriately trippy visual style and glimpses of the mindbending work of these female surrealists, Gaulke illustrates the undeniable brilliance of a generation of artists who might have been overlooked were it not for a like-minded feminist critic."
https://aeon.co/videos/a-mindbending-trip-that-summons-the-forgotten-women-of-surrealism
Aeon
Gloria’s call
The feminist academic who heard the call of the forgotten women of surrealism and went on a mindbending trip to find them
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Jimmy Buffett è stato molto di più che non un cantante o un imprenditore miliardario americano. È stato il creatore di un modo di vestire e di essere. È la storia di un modo di uno stile che ha definito il costume americano.
Money quote: "So readily identifiable are the elements of that brand that the internet is awash in suggestions on how to strike the right “festival attitude’’ for a Jimmy Buffett concert or Jimmy Buffett party and instructions for groomsmen and bridesmaids on what to wear for a Jimmy Buffett-themed wedding. Apparel companies like Marine Layer, founded just over a decade ago in California by Michael Natenshon, started out with the clear intention of making clothes so casual they looked as if they were fished from the back of the closet. If you riffle through the stock at any of Marine Layer’s 40 stores, you inevitably feel you have wandered into Jimmy Buffett’s life."
https://archive.ph/ReRa4
Originale: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/style/jimmy-buffett-fashion.html
Money quote: "So readily identifiable are the elements of that brand that the internet is awash in suggestions on how to strike the right “festival attitude’’ for a Jimmy Buffett concert or Jimmy Buffett party and instructions for groomsmen and bridesmaids on what to wear for a Jimmy Buffett-themed wedding. Apparel companies like Marine Layer, founded just over a decade ago in California by Michael Natenshon, started out with the clear intention of making clothes so casual they looked as if they were fished from the back of the closet. If you riffle through the stock at any of Marine Layer’s 40 stores, you inevitably feel you have wandered into Jimmy Buffett’s life."
https://archive.ph/ReRa4
Originale: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/style/jimmy-buffett-fashion.html
Dietro alla rivoluzione Usb-C degli iPhone (giusta o sbagliata che sia è stata imposta per decreto ad Apple dalla UE) c'è un giovane e ambizioso politico maltese. Ecco la sua storia.
https://www.macitynet.it/chi-e-il-politico-europeo-che-ha-costretto-apple-ad-abbandonare-lightning/
https://www.macitynet.it/chi-e-il-politico-europeo-che-ha-costretto-apple-ad-abbandonare-lightning/
macitynet.it
Chi è il politico europeo che ha costretto Apple ad abbandonare Lightning
Apple, USB-C
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Tesla sta resistendo alla capacità distruttiva del suo proprietario, Elon Musk, e andando avanti per la sua strada. Ma la realtà è che gli ostacoli sono anche e soprattutto tecnologici, oltre che politici e normativi. Ad esempio, alla base del successo di Tesla c'è la scommessa su una tecnologia convenzionale per le batterie, destinata (nelle proiezioni di Musk) a diventare sempre più economica e competitiva nel tempo. Ma c'è anche chi lavora ad altro, come Toyota, che a quanto pare sta cogliendo i primi risultati.
Money quote: "The key to this game-changing development is Toyota's solid-state battery technology. Solid-state batteries are similar to the lithium-ion batteries currently used in most EVs. Instead of using liquid electrolytes through which lithium ions flow, they use a solid electrolyte.
However, solid-state batteries are better than lithium-ion batteries in several ways. They last longer, take less time to charge, and are smaller. They're also less likely to catch on fire.
The main problem with solid-state batteries, though, has been they're more expensive to make than lithium-ion ones. Toyota believes that it has achieved a breakthrough that will allow it to manufacture solid-state batteries at a much lower cost. The company stated that it expects to begin mass production of its solid-state battery as soon as 2027."
https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/09/06/could-tesla-be-in-trouble-with-this-potentially-ga/
Money quote: "The key to this game-changing development is Toyota's solid-state battery technology. Solid-state batteries are similar to the lithium-ion batteries currently used in most EVs. Instead of using liquid electrolytes through which lithium ions flow, they use a solid electrolyte.
However, solid-state batteries are better than lithium-ion batteries in several ways. They last longer, take less time to charge, and are smaller. They're also less likely to catch on fire.
The main problem with solid-state batteries, though, has been they're more expensive to make than lithium-ion ones. Toyota believes that it has achieved a breakthrough that will allow it to manufacture solid-state batteries at a much lower cost. The company stated that it expects to begin mass production of its solid-state battery as soon as 2027."
https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/09/06/could-tesla-be-in-trouble-with-this-potentially-ga/
The Motley Fool
Could Tesla Be in Trouble With This Potentially Game-Changing Electric-Vehicle Development? @themotleyfool #stocks $TSLA $TM
The electric-vehicle market might be in store for a shake-up.
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È un lavoro degno dei cercatori di punte di freccia degli indiani di Carl Barks: l'autore del post ha trovato in un vecchio cd-rom per il Macintosh il cutaway di una Ferrari F40. Tantissima roba.
Money quote: "The F40 is a mind blowing piece of work and is reported to feature around 28,000 vector objects. It’s a very good imitation of the original illustration by the legendary David Kimble on which it is based.
I recorded a short video showing me zooming, scrolling, and watching it redraw. Finally I ungroup everything a handful of times to count the total number of vector objects. This is running in an emulator of a Macintosh with System 7.5 and 64MB RAM, though the illustration only requires around 8MB RAM. Maybe this will transport you back through time to when you were young!?"
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/07/15/the-famous-f40-vector-illustration/
Money quote: "The F40 is a mind blowing piece of work and is reported to feature around 28,000 vector objects. It’s a very good imitation of the original illustration by the legendary David Kimble on which it is based.
I recorded a short video showing me zooming, scrolling, and watching it redraw. Finally I ungroup everything a handful of times to count the total number of vector objects. This is running in an emulator of a Macintosh with System 7.5 and 64MB RAM, though the illustration only requires around 8MB RAM. Maybe this will transport you back through time to when you were young!?"
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/07/15/the-famous-f40-vector-illustration/
Gingerbeardman
“The Famous F40” vector illustration by David Rumfelt ⌘I Get Info
I was looking through some old Macintosh CD-ROMs, searching for my usual things that I do whenever I add new discs to my collection: hanafuda, specific artis...
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Secondo me non è una "nuova teoria", comunque è sempre affascinante vedere cosa si può scoprire analizzando il Dna dei nostri antenati e ragionando in maniera logica sui risultati.
Money quote: "Il collo di bottiglia sarebbe stato appunto una grande diminuzione della popolazione della specie da cui poi si evolse Homo sapiens, la nostra. Gli autori dello studio hanno stimato che la popolazione si ridusse del 98,7 per cento, lasciando in vita meno di 1.280 individui. Rischiò dunque di estinguersi: se fosse successo, Homo sapiens non sarebbe mai esistito."
https://www.ilpost.it/2023/09/04/ipotesi-origine-specie-umana-estinzione-clima/
Money quote: "Il collo di bottiglia sarebbe stato appunto una grande diminuzione della popolazione della specie da cui poi si evolse Homo sapiens, la nostra. Gli autori dello studio hanno stimato che la popolazione si ridusse del 98,7 per cento, lasciando in vita meno di 1.280 individui. Rischiò dunque di estinguersi: se fosse successo, Homo sapiens non sarebbe mai esistito."
https://www.ilpost.it/2023/09/04/ipotesi-origine-specie-umana-estinzione-clima/
Il Post
La nuova teoria secondo cui i nostri antenati rischiarono di estinguersi
Sostiene che 930mila anni fa una specie di ominini arrivò a contare meno di 1.300 individui, ma è ancora tutta da confermare
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La storia dell'invenzione della spiaggia, cioè del concetto di vacanza al mare. Un'invenzione che ha avuto conseguenze enormi sulle nostre società e sul mondo.
Money quote: "The specter of Leviathan or Kraken gave the beach its threatening aura, but so did real hazards that arrived on the shore: pirates and bandits, crusaders and colonizers, the Black Death and smallpox. No wonder Dante’s third circle of hell is lined with sand. On the beach, terror strikes Robinson Crusoe, the first of many castaways to confront destiny on the sand. In Western literature, the shoreline has served as a boundary; the beach the symbolic edge of the unknown.
How was the beach transformed from perilous place to preferred vacation destination — its white sand and rolling waves becoming the ultimate landscape of leisure? The modern embrace of the beach for the purposes of health and hedonism, recreation and retreat, came with the rise of urban, industrial society. The European “discovery” of the beach is a reminder that human ideas about nature have changed over time — with real consequences for the environment and the world."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inventing-beach-unnatural-history-natural-place-180959538/
Money quote: "The specter of Leviathan or Kraken gave the beach its threatening aura, but so did real hazards that arrived on the shore: pirates and bandits, crusaders and colonizers, the Black Death and smallpox. No wonder Dante’s third circle of hell is lined with sand. On the beach, terror strikes Robinson Crusoe, the first of many castaways to confront destiny on the sand. In Western literature, the shoreline has served as a boundary; the beach the symbolic edge of the unknown.
How was the beach transformed from perilous place to preferred vacation destination — its white sand and rolling waves becoming the ultimate landscape of leisure? The modern embrace of the beach for the purposes of health and hedonism, recreation and retreat, came with the rise of urban, industrial society. The European “discovery” of the beach is a reminder that human ideas about nature have changed over time — with real consequences for the environment and the world."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inventing-beach-unnatural-history-natural-place-180959538/
Smithsonian Magazine
Inventing the Beach: The Unnatural History of a Natural Place
The seashore used to be a scary place, then it became a place of respite and vacation. What happened?
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Un po' di scatti a pellicola della fotografa Jacqueline Franquez che è stata a Ocracoke Island, sulla costa della Carolina del Nord. Buona domenica!
Money quote: "I lovingly named this set Life Aquatic. The colors and mood remind me of something straight out of a Wes Anderson film. My boyfriend and I were heading to Ocracoke to photograph a wedding and had some downtime to explore. We took the ferry, and the light inside was pretty incredible, so I had him sit and I started snapping. Other images are from exploring around Ocracoke as well as the Outer Banks, where we stopped to see the hang gliders at Jockey’s Ridge and the Hatteras Lighthouse."
https://shootitwithfilm.com/life-aquatic-photo-series-by-jacqueline-franquez/
Money quote: "I lovingly named this set Life Aquatic. The colors and mood remind me of something straight out of a Wes Anderson film. My boyfriend and I were heading to Ocracoke to photograph a wedding and had some downtime to explore. We took the ferry, and the light inside was pretty incredible, so I had him sit and I started snapping. Other images are from exploring around Ocracoke as well as the Outer Banks, where we stopped to see the hang gliders at Jockey’s Ridge and the Hatteras Lighthouse."
https://shootitwithfilm.com/life-aquatic-photo-series-by-jacqueline-franquez/
Shoot It With Film
Life Aquatic Photo Series by Jacqueline Franquez » Shoot It With Film
35mm film photography on the Canon F-1 with Lomography 800 film featuring a travel series from Jacqueline Franquez.
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Tutti i nomi delle mazze da golf. Perché ne servono tante, di mazze.
Money quote: "Ogni golfista che si rispetti ne possiede diverse, ognuna delle quali è da utilizzare a seconda della specifica situazione che si trova dinnanzi.
La scelta dipende sia dal grado di abilità tecnica del giocatore e dalla forza che deve imprimervi, sia dal tipo di lancio che deve effettuare."
https://www.rivista20.com/tutti-i-nomi-delle-mazze-da-golf/
Money quote: "Ogni golfista che si rispetti ne possiede diverse, ognuna delle quali è da utilizzare a seconda della specifica situazione che si trova dinnanzi.
La scelta dipende sia dal grado di abilità tecnica del giocatore e dalla forza che deve imprimervi, sia dal tipo di lancio che deve effettuare."
https://www.rivista20.com/tutti-i-nomi-delle-mazze-da-golf/
Rivista20
Tutti i nomi delle mazze da golf - Rivista20
Tutto quello che c'è da sapere sulle mazze da golf: nomi, tipologie, caratteristiche e particolarità. Leggi l'articolo e scoprirai di più!
Indulgiamo ancora un po' nella fotografia. E mettiamo che vi siate appassionati alla street photography. Quella di Henri Cartier-Bresson e quella delle immagini in movimento congelate nell'attimo fondamentale. Un dubbio: quale macchina usare? E quale obiettivo? L'idea è di usare una focale fissa, non uno zoom. Ma quale? Ecco qua alcune valutazioni.
Money quote: "In the video above, Sean Tucker shares his thoughts on choosing the best focal length for street photography. His own practice has taken him from 85mm, 50mm, 35mm, to 28mm. Each, he said, had something to teach him as he worked to take better photos on the streets. Do remember that each focal length has its own use, and the best one often depends on the kind of By choosing one that helps you see the world and tell a story in your photos, he notes that you also provide some consistency to your creative voice."
https://photofocus.com/found/how-to-choose-your-focal-length-for-street-photography/
Money quote: "In the video above, Sean Tucker shares his thoughts on choosing the best focal length for street photography. His own practice has taken him from 85mm, 50mm, 35mm, to 28mm. Each, he said, had something to teach him as he worked to take better photos on the streets. Do remember that each focal length has its own use, and the best one often depends on the kind of By choosing one that helps you see the world and tell a story in your photos, he notes that you also provide some consistency to your creative voice."
https://photofocus.com/found/how-to-choose-your-focal-length-for-street-photography/
Photofocus
How to choose your focal length for street photography
Choosing the right focal length is crucial to realizing your vision for street photography. Here’s how you can approach this task.
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Un mistero archeologico enorme. Cosa sono le sfere di pietra che si trovano in mezzo mondo, ben levigate, risalenti a 1,5 milioni di anni fa? A cosa servivano?
Money quote: "Uno de los lugares en los que se busca reconstruir los orígenes de la cultura humana es el yacimiento de Ubeidiya, en el norte de Israel. Excavado a partir de los años sesenta, allí se han encontrado las hachas de mano de tipo achelense más antiguas fuera de África, y cientos de piedras de aspecto enigmático, aparentemente talladas en forma de esfera del tamaño de una pelota de tenis. Estos esferoides, que comenzaron hace 1,7 millones de años en África, se han encontrado por medio mundo, en yacimientos separados por miles de kilómetros, desde el valle del Rift a Corea del Sur, o los yacimientos de Orce, en España. Se conocen desde hace décadas, pero su naturaleza sigue siendo un misterio. Aún se debate si fueron hechos a propósito o son producto casual del golpeo de otras piedras o cuál era su fin".
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2023-09-09/el-misterio-de-las-esferas-de-piedra-y-la-tecnologia-mas-duradera-de-la-humanidad.html
Money quote: "Uno de los lugares en los que se busca reconstruir los orígenes de la cultura humana es el yacimiento de Ubeidiya, en el norte de Israel. Excavado a partir de los años sesenta, allí se han encontrado las hachas de mano de tipo achelense más antiguas fuera de África, y cientos de piedras de aspecto enigmático, aparentemente talladas en forma de esfera del tamaño de una pelota de tenis. Estos esferoides, que comenzaron hace 1,7 millones de años en África, se han encontrado por medio mundo, en yacimientos separados por miles de kilómetros, desde el valle del Rift a Corea del Sur, o los yacimientos de Orce, en España. Se conocen desde hace décadas, pero su naturaleza sigue siendo un misterio. Aún se debate si fueron hechos a propósito o son producto casual del golpeo de otras piedras o cuál era su fin".
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2023-09-09/el-misterio-de-las-esferas-de-piedra-y-la-tecnologia-mas-duradera-de-la-humanidad.html
El País
El misterio de las esferas de piedra y la tecnología más duradera de la humanidad
Desde hace décadas, los científicos se preguntan por la utilidad de unas bolas talladas encontradas en yacimientos que abarcan millón y medio de años
Apple sfida il tabù della morte in pubblicità e fa una campagna per mostrare che la tecnologia salva la vita. Wow!
https://www.macitynet.it/il-marketing-della-livella-lha-inventato-apple/
https://www.macitynet.it/il-marketing-della-livella-lha-inventato-apple/
macitynet.it
La morte sfiorata, Il marketing della livella l’ha inventato Apple
Apple
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Chi sceglie cosa leggiamo? - la mia rubrica su Fumettologica
https://fumettologica.it/2023/09/chi-sceglie-cosa-leggiamo/
https://fumettologica.it/2023/09/chi-sceglie-cosa-leggiamo/
Fumettologica
Chi sceglie cosa leggiamo?
Lo scegliere e organizzare una biblioteca personale che ci consente l'accesso ai fumetti e ai libri in momenti diversi è fondamentale.
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Fa caldo. Per difendersi, si va anche e soprattutto nei Mall. Ma che ruolo hanno i centri commerciali americani? Interessante opinione sul New York Times.
Money quote: "“Obviously, the mall is a capitalist structure,” noted Alexandra Lange, the author of “Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall,” in an interview with The Daily Beast. “But I also think it’s taken on other powers that are outside the capitalist structure.” These other powers are the ones I discovered when Nashville was enveloped in its first heat dome of the summer."
https://archive.ph/7geQg
(originale: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/opinion/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-mall.html )
Money quote: "“Obviously, the mall is a capitalist structure,” noted Alexandra Lange, the author of “Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall,” in an interview with The Daily Beast. “But I also think it’s taken on other powers that are outside the capitalist structure.” These other powers are the ones I discovered when Nashville was enveloped in its first heat dome of the summer."
https://archive.ph/7geQg
(originale: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/opinion/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-mall.html )
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Una domanda attraversa Reddit nei vicoli dedicati alla Ricoh GR, la piccola macchina fotografica Aps-C dell'azienda giapponese che è una sorta di mito della street photography. La domanda è: perché non fare una versione con sensore monocromatico, come fa Leica e come fa la stessa Pentax controllata da Ricoh?
Money quote: "Was about to post that! You can always debayer a sensor if you're brave enough."
https://www.reddit.com/r/ricohGR/comments/16e34q7/do_we_need_a_monochrome_gr/
Money quote: "Was about to post that! You can always debayer a sensor if you're brave enough."
https://www.reddit.com/r/ricohGR/comments/16e34q7/do_we_need_a_monochrome_gr/
Reddit
From the ricohGR community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the ricohGR community
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Tim Cook non è lì per caso. Se uno avesse il dubbio, interviste come questa chiariscono che il vero successo di Apple è costruito sulle sue spalle e sulle sue idee.
Money quote: "In Brown County, Texas – flat, dry, near the geographical center of the state – Apple has invested in a joint venture to power 100,000 homes with clean energy. This four-mile-long stretch of solar panels – nearly a million of them – will look to some like a bold step towards a clean-energy future, and to others like marketing disguised as social conscience, what cynics would call "virtue signaling."
"I don't do virtue signaling, at all," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. "I don't believe in it. We want to do hard work."
What Cook means by hard work is making sure environmental choices make business sense: "I want to see that it pencils out, because I want other people to copy it. And I know they're not going to copy a decision that's not a good economic decision.""
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-on-creating-a-clean-energy-future/
Money quote: "In Brown County, Texas – flat, dry, near the geographical center of the state – Apple has invested in a joint venture to power 100,000 homes with clean energy. This four-mile-long stretch of solar panels – nearly a million of them – will look to some like a bold step towards a clean-energy future, and to others like marketing disguised as social conscience, what cynics would call "virtue signaling."
"I don't do virtue signaling, at all," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. "I don't believe in it. We want to do hard work."
What Cook means by hard work is making sure environmental choices make business sense: "I want to see that it pencils out, because I want other people to copy it. And I know they're not going to copy a decision that's not a good economic decision.""
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-on-creating-a-clean-energy-future/
CBS News
Apple CEO Tim Cook on creating a clean energy future
His goal is for the company to be carbon neutral in just seven years – and he wants other companies to copy Apple's clean energy efforts by demonstrating it makes good business sense.
Una stella planetaria. Ma quali sono i capolavori di Julio Iglesias spiegati a due generazioni che non lo conoscono? Oggi compie 80 anni.
Money quote: "Seguramente la cualidad más determinante de Julio Iglesias para llegar donde ningún artista español ha llegado es la osadía. Un atributo que conlleva más mérito tratándose de un tímido recalcitrante. Quizá tengamos que hablar entonces de valentía. Y de trabajo y esfuerzo. Mucho para convertirse en una de las estrellas de la música más vendedoras a nivel mundial. “Yo no nací cantante. No tengo ese don natural. Me ha costado mucho trabajo aprender. Yo era un pequeño cantautor que un día compuso 'La vida sigue igual' y que, a partir de ahí, empezó a aprender a cantar”, dijo en una ocasión y así, con esa sencillez tan suya, resumió su vida, que hoy, 23 de septiembre (nació en Madrid en 1943), llega a los 80 años."
https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-09-23/retrato-musical-de-una-estrella-planetaria-20-perlas-que-forjaron-la-leyenda-de-julio-iglesias.html
Money quote: "Seguramente la cualidad más determinante de Julio Iglesias para llegar donde ningún artista español ha llegado es la osadía. Un atributo que conlleva más mérito tratándose de un tímido recalcitrante. Quizá tengamos que hablar entonces de valentía. Y de trabajo y esfuerzo. Mucho para convertirse en una de las estrellas de la música más vendedoras a nivel mundial. “Yo no nací cantante. No tengo ese don natural. Me ha costado mucho trabajo aprender. Yo era un pequeño cantautor que un día compuso 'La vida sigue igual' y que, a partir de ahí, empezó a aprender a cantar”, dijo en una ocasión y así, con esa sencillez tan suya, resumió su vida, que hoy, 23 de septiembre (nació en Madrid en 1943), llega a los 80 años."
https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-09-23/retrato-musical-de-una-estrella-planetaria-20-perlas-que-forjaron-la-leyenda-de-julio-iglesias.html
El País
Retrato musical de una estrella planetaria: 20 perlas que forjaron la leyenda de Julio Iglesias
De un grupo ‘indie’ de Granada con una media de edad de 24 años al gran compositor Manuel Alejandro, de 91. Músicos, productores, especialistas y biógrafos eligen y comentan para EL PAÍS su tema favorito del cantante madrileño, que hoy cumple 80 años
Come tutte le domeniche, ecco Mostly Weekly, la mia newsletter gratuita. Per chi vuole ci si può ovviamente iscrivere. Per gli altri, è anche online.
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/238/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/238/
Mostly Here
~238
Scioperi, auto elettriche e consegne rapide a domicilio
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È in testa alla classifica dei libri più letti nel Regno Unito. È uno stranissimo miscuglio di documenti inediti, riproduzione di fogli autografi, memorabilia e saggi profondissimi. A più di venti anni dalla sua scomparsa, Douglas Adams torna in questo libro che è un'opera d'amore. L'ho comprato su Kickstarter tre anni fa, quando è iniziata la campagna. È arrivato solo adesso, con mille problemi e tasse di importazione da pagare, due code alla posta (perché SDA ha solo fatto finta di consegnarlo e non ha neanche lasciato un avviso) consapevole che almeno in Italia viviamo sempre in quel pianeta "mostly harmless" che merita di essere spianato per far largo a un'autostrada stellare. Ah, per chi si chiedesse da dove viene il mio "mostly" (I write, ma anche weekly, e poi here), la spiegazione è proprio questa 42.
Money quote: "More than two decades after his death, the author Douglas Adams remains deeply missed by his many admirers. In lieu of a conventional autobiography, this collection of letters, jottings and ephemera – interspersed with heartfelt tributes from admirers including Stephen Fry and Neil Gaiman – will have to serve as the definitive insight into this brilliant man’s life and work. By its very nature the book can frustrate as much as it charms, flitting wildly from subject to subject, but it is an invaluable reminder of what an inimitable – and prophetic – talent Adams was."
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/06/in-brief-42-the-wildly-improbable-ideas-of-douglas-adams-alchemy-sj-parris-mercury-pictures-presents-anthony-marra-review
Money quote: "More than two decades after his death, the author Douglas Adams remains deeply missed by his many admirers. In lieu of a conventional autobiography, this collection of letters, jottings and ephemera – interspersed with heartfelt tributes from admirers including Stephen Fry and Neil Gaiman – will have to serve as the definitive insight into this brilliant man’s life and work. By its very nature the book can frustrate as much as it charms, flitting wildly from subject to subject, but it is an invaluable reminder of what an inimitable – and prophetic – talent Adams was."
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/06/in-brief-42-the-wildly-improbable-ideas-of-douglas-adams-alchemy-sj-parris-mercury-pictures-presents-anthony-marra-review
the Guardian
In brief: 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams; Alchemy; Mercury Pictures Presents – review
A fascinating glimpse into the mind of the humorist and sci-fi writer; a rip-roaring historical thriller; and a subversive novel set in golden-age Hollywood
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