- Memory (Whittier Strong)
- This is water (Cristian Mihai)
- People with no address: meeting the nomads of Gujarat (The Siracusas)
- In Bologna public schools win against the giants (Struggles in Italy)
- Sharecropping and the convict lease system: “The new slavery in the South” (Kaleido[scopes])
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01/06/2013 · 10:00
T.H. White: The bravest people are..
T.H. White
“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.”
May 29, 1906: Born in Bombay to British parents, T.H. White’s novels, including The Sword in the Stone, popularized the Arthurian legend and were a strong influence on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.
29/05/2013 · 17:29
This week’s recommended blogs #1
- Death of Don Gallo: communist priest who fought for rights for all (Sruggles in Italy)
- Whatever it takes (Cristian Mihai)
- Guest Blog: Why Read Dickens? (Interesting Literature)
- New Italians, Old Racists: the current Italian debate on citizenship laws (Sruggles in Italy)
- In Spanien trinkt man Rotwein (Uhupardo)
25/05/2013 · 10:00
Margaret Wise Brown: Goodnight stars..
Margaret Wise Brown
“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.”
May 23, 1910: Generations of children have nodded off to sleep under the spell of Margaret Wise Brown’s words in Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. She was born 103 years ago today.
23/05/2013 · 20:00
Alexander Pope: Fools rush in..
Portrait of Alexander Pope, oil on canvas. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
May 21, 1688: English poet and translator Alexander Pope was born in London, 325 years ago today. Though he made his living on popular translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, it is his satirical quips that live on today.
21/05/2013 · 21:46
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