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Tra il 18 giugno e il 3 luglio, The Floating Piers di Christo e Jeanne-Claude porterà sulle acque del lago una passerella pedonale lunga 3 km rivestita di tessuto giallo, che si estenderà da Peschiera Maraglio e Sulzano a Monte Isola, e poi fino alla minuscola isoletta di San Paolo.
Quando il primo visitatore metterà piede su questo pontile ondeggiante e scintillante, si godrà il risultato non solo di un enorme e complesso lavoro di pianificazione tecnica e logistica, ma anche della tenace visione creativa di Christo e Jeanne- Claude. "Jeanne-Claude e io abbiamo ... continua

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Our planet has always been under construction. From tiny organisms that 3.5 billion years ago created mushroom-like towers along marine shorelines, to the present day, where all sorts of animal architects are at work; fish, spiders, termites, ants, bees, birds, mammals and amphibians of all varieties, are building artefacts with ingenuity rivalling our own architects.
Many of these creatures create shelters and nests in a breathtaking diversity of shape, size and colour. This one-hour film illustrates some of the wonders of architecture found in the natural world. ... continua

Con artists Harold and Snub attempt to outwit phony psychic Miss Goulash and her "professor" father. Stars: Harold Lloyd, Harry Pollard, and Bebe Daniels

1937 - Genre: Western Directed by: John English Writing credits: Lindsley Parsons, Sherman L. Lowe Tex and sidekick Grass join McGill's traveling show. When Price has McGill's wagons burned, Tex becomes the county tax collector to earn money. This leads to trouble as one of those owing money is Price who says he will not pay. Complete credited cast: Tex Ritter Syd Saylor William Faversham Eleanor Stewart Forrest Taylor 'Snub' Pollard Glenn Strange Horace Murphy Earl Dwire Budd Buster Salty Holmes Oscar Gahan Visit the site: www.publicdomaintorrents.com

1942 - Genre: Western
Directed by: S. Roy Luby
Writing credits: Oliver Drake, Arthur Hoerl
In the midst of some friendly horseplay on their -Flying R- ranch, the Range Busters, Crash Corrigan (Ray Corrigan), Dusty King (John King) and Alibi Terhune (Max Terhune), are sobered by the arrival of a buckboard bearing their old friend Larry Meadows (Forrest Taylor) and his niece Dorrie Willard (Nell O'Day). Meadows seeks their aid against a gang of outlaws terrorizing his town. Ernie Willard (Riley Hill as Roy Harris), Dorrie's brother, has been taken in by Tex Laughlin ... continua

A San Francisco, l'esperto di Kung Fu Eric Lee sconfigge i suoi nemici di Chinatown.

Il ministro Gasparri ha chiesto "arresti preventivi" per evitare le violenze in strada. Chissà se Gasparri conosce l'’episodio in cui Robert Kennedy - allora Ministro di Giustizia - si trovò a confrontarsi con lo sceriffo della contea di Kern, in California, durante le udienze di un comitato senatoriale sullo sciopero dei lavoratori.

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"Art and the Devotion of Women in the Prado's Collections in the Context of the Counter-Reformation" by Benito Navarrete (Universidad Complutense de Madrid).
This conference is part of the Symposium "Key Women in the Creation of the Prado’s Collections. From Isabella of Bourbon to Maria Anna of Neuburg" which took place on 6 and 7 March 2023.
Two relevant features of the Prado Museum’s make it paradigmatic in our study of the role of women in the field of artistic patronage: we can explore, recover, and discuss and disseminate these women’s contributions to ... continua

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"A conversation between writer John Banville and Valerie Miles"
As part of the “Writing the Prado/Escribir el Prado” project –the International Literary Residency sponsored by the Loewe Foundation at the Museo del Prado– this public event allows us to listen to the current resident writer in person. Following the stays of John Coetzee, Chloe Aridjis and Olga Tokarczuk, Irish writer John Banville is visiting us this autumn. He will discuss some of the intellectual commitments of his own work with Valerie Milles, editor of Granta in Spanish.
This conversation ... continua

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle Venerable Order of Saint John, Deputy Lieutenant (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, ... continua