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Louis XIV Asks Riddles IX
Esteemed Readers, today I would like to present you a historical riddle out of time. The object hidden in it is one of the most essential things in our world, important almost for each of us even at present. I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, culture, education, France, fun, History, humour, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, Riddles, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 17 siecle, 17th century, 17th century France, art, arte, cultura, culture, France, historical riddles, history, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, riddle, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Tom Jobim: Corcovado/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
“Corcovado/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars” is a masterpiece out of time created by Tom Jobim in 1960. The song has had an enormous success & has become a jazz standard. Its English version, perhaps even more famous than the Brazilian … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, bossa nova, culture, France, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Music, tom jobim, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrea Boccelli, art, arte, Astud Gilberto, Brasile, Brazil, Brazilian jazz, Brazilian music, Bresil, Corcovado, cultura, culture, Henri Mancini, music, musica brasileira, musica brasiliana, Quiet Nights of Quiet stars, time, Tom Jobim, XXI century
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Tom Jobim: Samba do Avião
Followed the previous post about Louis XIV’s journey, this charming ode to air travelling, Rio de Janeiro & airports will be a pleasant unusual compliment. “Samba do Avião”/”Airplane Samba” is one of the most famous pieces made by our genius. … Continue reading
Posted in Al Mondo, Beauty, bossa nova, culture, Happiness, Jean Baptiste Lully, Music, news, Social Network, Society, Sociology, tom jobim, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged aeroporto Tom Jobim, art, arte, bossa nova, Brasil, Brasile, Brazil, Brazilian jazz, Brazilian music, culture, Gal Costa, Galeão, jazz, modern world, musica brasileira, musica brasiliana, o samba, Samba do Avião, Tom Jobim, Tom Jobim airport, XXI century
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La Gazette in 2020: Historical News Today
Esteemed Readers, we proceed our chronicles of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). I have read an amusing report about a seige of Aix-la-Chapelle & would like to present you a small summer abstract of this war event lasted for a … Continue reading
Posted in France, Gazette, Habsburgs, History, humour, Italia, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1618-1648, 17th century, art, arte, Cardinal de Richelieu, Cardinal Infante, Europa 1632, Europe 1632, France, Francia, Guerra dei trent'anni, Guerra dos Trinta Anos, Guerre de Trente Ans, history, La Gazette, La Gazette 1632, Louis XIII, Luigi XIII, Pere Joseph, Prince d'Orange, Seicento, società, society, storia, The Habsburgs, Thirty Years' War, world
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Soviet Movie Café: His Name Was Robert or We called Him Robert
“His Name Was Robert” (1967) is another wonderful Soviet sci-fi movie. It tells about a humanoid-robot created in a laboratory and raises important issues of AI’s place & role in the Soviet human society. The story so far: “The Scientist … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, cinema, culture, fun, Life, Lifestyle, Love, movie, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged AI movie, art, arte, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, filmi sovietici, lifestyle, modern world, Russian culture, science, Science fiction, società, society, Soviet cinema, Soviet culture, Soviet films, Soviet movie, XXI century
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Louis XIV Asks Riddles VIII
Esteemed Readers, a beautiful summer of crazy 2020 is almost over. So, let’s meet autumn with this curious & rather industrial riddle belonging to Louis XIV’s times. Good luck! “I never walk around the town. If I do I wear … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, France, fun, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, Riddles, Seicento, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century France, art, arte, beauty, civilization, cultura, culture, enigma, enigme storiche, France, Francia, historical riddles, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Riddles, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
“Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme” is a brilliant comedy-ballet, a fruit of two genii, Moliére & Jean-Baptiste Lully. The first performance took place October 14, 1670 in Château of Chambord. Decorations were made by Carlo Vigarani, costumes were inspired by Chevalier d’Arvieux. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, culture, France, History, humour, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, Louis XIV, news, Seicento, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 1670, 17th century, art, arte, beauty, Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Carlo Vigarani, commedy-ballet, cultura, culture, France, Francia, history, Jean, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Molière, Re Sole, Sarabande, Seicento, Signor Jourdain, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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