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☆ Steven Soderbergh’s Year in Reading
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every January on his website Extension765.com, the prolific director Steven Soderbergh looks back at the previous year and posts a day-by-day account of every movie and TV series watched, every play attended and every book read. In 2023, Soderbergh tackled more than 80 (!) books, and on this week’s episode, he and the host Gilbert Cruz talk about some of his highlights. Here are the books discussed on this week’s episode:“How to Live: A Life of Montaigne,” by Sarah Bakewell“Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining,’” by Lee Unkrich and J.W. You can send them to books@nytimes.com.

Persons: Steven Soderbergh, Soderbergh, Gilbert Cruz, Montaigne, ”, Sarah Bakewell “ Stanley Kubrick’s, Lee Unkrich, George, Martha, Philip Gefter, Donald E, Westlake “, Chimamanda Ngozi, Randall Jarrell “, Robert M, Sapolsky

☆ Rick Riordan Read ‘The Divine Comedy’ to Improve His Italian
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I usually have three books going at a time: one in Italian to improve my fluency, a novel in English and a nonfiction work in English. Another two shelves are for books in Italian. Are there any classics that you only recently read for the first time? “La Divina Commedia.” I had only read portions of the “Inferno” in English, but my Italian finally got to the level that I could tackle the “Commedia” in the original. For such a timeless poem, it is deeply rooted in the personal dramas and “pop culture” of 13th-century Tuscany.

Persons: ”, Maurizio de Giovanni, “, Nana Kwame Adjei, Piers Brendon, Montaigne, Sarah Bakewell Organizations: Italian Locations: Tuscany

☆ Van der Poel answered nature's call in comfort during protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GLASGOW, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Newly-crowned Dutch world road champion Mathieu Van der Poel said he used a nearly hour-long stoppage to Sunday's showpiece race to answer the call of nature in comfort. The elite men's race was brought to a standstill after 80km when anti fossil fuel protesters from a group named This is Rigged blocked the road. While some riders took on food and drink or had a massage in a team car, Van der Poel's needs were rather more urgent and he managed to find a house for a comfort break rather than having to skip behind the nearest hedge. The protest was going on ahead, they said it was going to take probably half an hour so we bundled into whatever car was nearest and bunkered down until we could get going again." Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mathieu Van der Poel, Van der, Owain Doull, Bakewell, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: GLASGOW, Thomson Locations: Glasgow

☆ Cum a devenit un britanic vedetă pe Youtube la 84 de ani și a strâns milioane de vizualizări în pandemie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: captură videoCum a devenit un britanic vedetă pe Youtube la 84 de ani și a strâns milioane de vizualizări în pandemieUn bărbat în vârstă de 84 de ani din Marea Britanie, fost fermier, a devenit vedetă pe Youtube după ce videoclipurile sale filosofice despre viață și meditație au avut milioane de vizualizări și i-au ajutat pe mulți să facă față anxietăților legate de pandemia de coronavirus, informează BBC. John Butler are peste 150.000 de abonați și milioane de vizualizări la videoclipurile postate pe canalul său de Youtube. În urmă cu patru ani, John s-a lăsat însă convins să apară pe un canal de Youtube dedicat reflecției și meditației. A trăit în Peru, Africa, SUA și RusiaÎnainte de a fi fermier și a practica meditația, John a avut o viață interesantă. A trăit perioade lungi în Peru, Africa, SUA, dar a fost câțiva ani și în Rusia.

Persons: John Butler, John, El Organizations: BBC, Facebook Locations: Britanie, Bakewell, Derbyshire, Peru, Africa, SUA, Rusia

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