![]() ![]() I primi film muti devono molto alla cultura decadente di fine secolo, dal quale riprendono la femme fatale o vamp, la figura della donna misteriosa e rovinosa presente in tutti i primissimi film. E’ stato scritto da Kenneth Anger, controverso regista, nel 1959 anche se in America fu pubblicato solo nel 1965 e fu subito proibito.ĭobbiamo a tutti gli effetti credere nelle radici oscure e decadenti del cinema. Racconta e svela tutti gli scandali, gli omicidi, i suicidi, i tradimenti, gli affari con la mafia, le morti per droga e alcolismo che segnarono Hollywood prima che il cinema diventasse sonoro. ![]() Hollywood Babilonia è un libro che parla del periodo dorato di Hollywood, dai primissimi del ‘900 fino agli anni 50. This book is the story of a dream came true and its decline, the rise and its fall and the people who died with and because of it. edition of Hollywood Babylon was published in 1965, it was banned ten days later and would not be republished until 1975. It shows the other side of the wonderful and sparkling world where everybody seemed happy and their life perfect. It was written by the controversial filmmaker Kenneth Anger and originally published in French in 1959 as Hollywood Babylone, because most of the people mentioned in the book were still alive. It talks about sordid scandals, unsolved homicides, mafia intrigues, censures, suicides, sex scandals, drug addition, alcoholism and cheateries before the coming of sound. Hollywood Babyon is a book about the golden age of Hollywood, from the early years of 1900 and until 50’s. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In other parts of Europe, the choice of white translators became a point of controversy in the past month. It began in early March in the Netherlands. Marieke Lucas Rijnveld, the writer chosen to translate Gorman's work into Dutch, declined to take on the assignment following criticism of the fact that someone who was not Black had been given the job. "She is an activist who works against racism, who fights for diversity in society. This gave rise to the idea of taking an unusual approach at the publishing house and commissioning three people with different expertise and experience as a team of translators," he told Spiegel. In an interview with German news magazine Der Spiegel published on March 6, the head of Hoffmann and Campe, Tim Jung, said the translation of a poem of such "power and beauty" that has made such an impact "means a great deal of responsibility for a publisher." ![]() Gorman's poem was published in German on March 30 in a bilingual edition titled The Hill We Climb - Den Hügel hinauf by Hamburg-based publisher Hoffmann und Campe. Now, that poem has been or is being translated into a number of foreign languages, including German. US youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman stole the show at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration on January 20 when she read her powerful poem The Hill We Climb. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is busy gearing up for a series of workshops on trauma-sensitive mindfulness, including at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at UMass Medical School and of course at MindfulnessMTL. He is currently a senior teacher with Strozzi Institute, which helps leaders embody skillful action, and with generative somatics, an organization that integrates personal and social transformation. He received his master’s in counseling psychology at the University of British Columbia, and a doctorate in East-West psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. ![]() He offers some fascinating insights on the intersection of mindfulness and trauma, two topics that seem to be on everyone’s mind these days.įor those you that haven’t heard of David, he is a writer, educator, and trauma professional living in the Bar area, whose work focuses on the intersection of mindfulness, trauma, and social justice. ![]() David is quickly becoming an important figure in the mindfulness community, especially since the release of his book Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, which we will discuss at length. I am really excited to share the conversation I had with David Treleaven on the podcast today. You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a gorgeously written and compulsively listenable novel about the transformative power of love, heralding the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in teen fiction, Jasmine Warga. ![]() Ultimately,she must choose between wanting to die and trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together. ![]() But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel's convinced she's found her solution-a teen boy with the username FrozenRobot (aka Roman), who's haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner.Įven though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other's broken lives. There's only one problem: She's not sure she has the courage to do it alone. ![]() With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness. Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. ![]() ![]() ![]() Try Audible 3 months free: thousands of audiobooks available This causes conflicting opinions in the clan, who are debating whether to continue the path with her, or abandon her to fate. Everyone notices how different Ayla is they are robust and strong, while she is slim and fair complexion. As they fled they found the wounded girl, and immediately, Iza - the healer - tries to save her.Ĭreb, the mog-ur (shaman) of the clan, notices that the little girl has marked your skin with it totem emblem, which for them is a power symbol. They had to leave their caves, claiming that they had been possessed by a curse of evil spirits. On the other hand, the shaking also caused damage a another group of primitive men, neanderthals, who belonged to Cave Bear Clan. Suddenly, is rammed by a huge cave lion that leaves her dying from serious injuries. Her walk in search of the place where she lived - which has disappeared along with her tribe - leads her to unknown and extremely dangerous areas. Summary of The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980)Īyla she is a girl of 5 years of Cro-Magnon origin, who wanders through a land destitute due to a terrible earthquake. 2 Analysis of The Cave Bear Clan (1980). ![]() ![]() ![]() **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. He’s determined to get her in his bed, even if it’s just for one night. Yet, when he spots Pilar partying at the same club as him, all bets are off. Despite his fame and achievements, in Pilar’s world, she’ll always be royalty and he’ll always be a kid from the wrong side of the tracks who got lucky. ![]() ![]() Problem is, the only woman Ben has ever wanted badly enough to stop partying is Princess Pilar, the one he can never, ever have. That’s why she decides that while her older brothers are off on their usual summer holidays, she’s going to quietly pack her things and travel to the one place her parents have always forbidden her to step foot on - Ibiza.Īs the star of the French premiere fútball league, Benjamin Drake has it all - the money, the cars, the clothing contracts, and any woman he wants. ![]() She’s especially tired of the fact that her brothers are allowed to run off and do whatever they want while she sits inside watching the world pass her by. She’s sick of the spotlight and being seen as the uptight goody-too-shoes the media has cast her to be. Princess Pilar is tired of playing by the rules. From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Claire Contreras comes a story in her Sexy Royals series. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this work, Kozol offers a portrait of daily life Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope (paperback, HarperCollins Some critics have called his most optimistic book to date: Ordinary The notes Kozol took during those recent visits became what They have been his friends since he publishedĪmazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation In recent years, Kozol has spent time with families in the Mott Haven Who live in the urban centers of the country. His books, starting with DeathĪt an Early Age, have chronicled the problems and conditions of people Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his adult life to being an outspoken voiceįor poor people in the United States. ![]() INCLUDED: Kozol reflects on childhood in the urban United States and how our cities have changed since he taught in Boston in the 1960s and offers suggestions for the new president! ![]() ![]() In a recent interview with Education World editor Lois Lewis, Kozol shared some thoughts about his latest book and about life in the urban United States. In his latest book, "Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope," Kozol offers a moving glimpse into the everyday lives of young children growing up in the South Bronx area of New York City. 'Ordinary Resurrections': An e-Interview With Jonathan Kozolįor more than three decades, Jonathan Kozol has been a passionate voice and champion for the cause of quality public education for America's poorest children. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published in Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A. Does it matter that the relationship Babitz is narrating is one which she actually experienced? I don’t think so. ‘The Flimsies’ are the summary versions of the soap scripts, compiled by the writers to outline dramas before they’re fleshed out, and notoriously, the medium through which soap actors learn of their characters’ fates. I love the lazy flow of this story, the meandering yet concise narrative Babitz gives to this very clearly interim relationship between people who fall together only because they both work in an industry many don’t understand. ![]() But mainly for people like us.”Ī quarter of my picks constitute material that would not traditionally be called short stories, and ‘The Flimsies’ is one of them. When you’re down, you should always work.” Work, he says, “really is the most important thing for people like us… For anybody. “Have you finished your piece?” he asks her. Like Gilliatt’s nature poet, Babitz’s boyfriend in ‘The Flimsies’ is a soap actor who is obsessed with his career. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now she has renounced her worldly power to seek the magical power of the wizards. Then she was sent to be the wife of a Prince in Song, but that marriage ended in battle and blood. She was heir to the Rasan Empire until her father got a son on a new wife. Once-Princess Samarkar is climbing the thousand steps of the Citadel of the Wizards of Tsarepheth. Along the Celadon Highway, the empire of the Great Khagan is embroiled in civil war. ![]() 1 by Elizabeth Bear RELEASE DATE: MaBeginning of a new historical-fantasy trilogy, set in the same Mongol Khanatestyle universe as the short novel Bone and Jewel Creatures (2010). Going into exile is the only way to survive his ruthless cousin. RANGE OF GHOSTS From the Eternal Sky series, Vol. Temur is now the legitimate heir by blood to his grandfather's throne, but he is not the strongest. All around lie the fallen armies of his cousin and his brother who made war to rule the Khaganate. Temur, grandson of the Great Khan, is walking from a battlefield where he was left for dead. A powerful new fantasy from Hugo awardwinning author Elizabeth Bear, Range of Ghosts creates a world both deep and broad, where a sorcerer-prince seeks world domination for the glory of his God. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Things have been wrong with the couple for a long time: self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life, and can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.Įvery anniversary, the couple exchanges traditional gifts while Amelia Wright writes her husband a letter that she never lets him read - until now. ![]() “Rock Paper Scissors” - the logline for which is, “Think you know the person you married? Think again…” - centers on a troubled marriage that comes to a head during a Scottish weekend getaway that Mr. Her debut novel “Sometimes I Lie,” which has been translated into more than 20 languages, is also being made into a TV series by Warner Bros. “The Crown” executive producer Suzanne Mackie has landed one of the first projects out of her newly formed production banner, Orchid Pictures, scoring the option on author Alice Feeney’s highly anticipated thriller “Rock Paper Scissors.”įeeney is the New York Times-bestselling author behind “His & Hers,” which is also being adapted into a series by Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films, Kristen Campo and Endeavor Content, who snapped up rights last year. ![]() |