Enjoy your holidays and the OG!
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Now that the exams are over for most of you, and the year has been consumed, this is a little thank you message for all the good moments spent together. I do wish you great holidays, lots of summer fun and maybe I'll see you again next year... who knows?
Meanwhile enjoy this amazing clip published by the BBC and dedicated to a challenging and long-awaited event.
The Handmaid's Tale. How a student defied her university!
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The Handmaid's Tale Was Removed from an Idaho School Library. This Teen Handed a Copy to the Superintendent At Graduation. Here's what happened.
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Death of an icon
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Renowned American author Paul Auster, acclaimed author of "The New York Trilogy" and "The Moon Palace" died at the age of 77. Auster died on Tuesday night at his home in the New York neighborhood of Brooklyn surrounded by his family, including his wife Siri Hustvedt and his daughter, the singer Sophie Auster, said his friend and colleague Jacki Lyden in a statement sent to AFP. "Paul died this afternoon, at home, surrounded by his loved ones," Lyden wrote Tuesday, describing him as a "writer's writer." Auster had been receiving treatment for lung cancer diagnosed in March 2023. Among his best-known works are the aforementioned “The New York Trilogy” - a crime novel inspired by the police genre -, “The Palace of the Moon”, and “4 3 2 1”, his last work of great inspiration. with which he broke his concise style.
December 2023 trip to England! Fun memories!
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Happy New Year 2024
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You lived the good life last year, but this year, I hope you'll live your best life! Happy New Year 2024!✨🎆🎈
Poet Zephanaia dies aged 65
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Poet Benjamin Zephanaia died aged 65.
Benjamin Zephaniah in 'Peaky Blinders' - Copyright BBC/ Robert Viglasky/ Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd 2017
Sadly, British writer and world-known poet left us, thus leaving a rich legacy of poems fighting againt homophobia, racism, animal abuse and colonialism. The son of Jamaïcan and Barbadian parents, he was born in the suburbs of Birmingham in 1958 and then moved to London when he was 20. Sometimes known as "pen rhythm poet", he left a legacy of joy and enthusiasm to the world.
Want to hear one of his most beautiful and topical poem? Enjoy!
"People need people,
To walk to
To talk to
To cry and rely on,
People will always need people.
To love and to miss
To hug and to kiss,
It’s useful to have other people.
To whom to moan
If you’re all alone,
It’s so hard to share
When no one is there.
There’s not much to do
When there’s no one but you.
People will always need people.
To please
To tease
To put you at ease,
People will always need people.
To make life appealing
And give life some meaning,
It’s useful to have other people.
It you need a change
To whom will you turn.
If you need a lesson
From whom will you learn.
If you need to play
You’ll know why I say
People will always need people.
As girlfriends
As boyfriends
From Bombay
To Ostend,
People will always need people-
To have friendly fights with
And share tasty bites with,
It’s useful to have other people.
People live in families
Gangs, posses and packs,
Its seems we need company
Before we relax,
So stop making enemies
And let’s face the facts,
People will always need people,
Yes
People will always need people."
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