Giovanni Cupani

Music, wine, cinema, literature, photography, tennis, structural engineering and other boring things.

[Giovanni Cupani @gio_cup]

C'è una grande complicità al vertice della mia azienda. Alle feste, prima il capo versa e il vice beve, poi il vice versa

[Valerio Lundini @valeriolundini]

Pa Pa l’americano

[Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa]

"We should spend less time worrying about Putin, and more time worrying about migrant rape gangs, drug lords, murderers, and people from mental institutions entering our Country - So that we don’t end up like Europe!"

-President Donald J. Trump

[Giovanni Cupani @gio_cup]

Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti @ Dingwalls, London, 10 October
John Grant @ Hackney Church, London, 18 October
Tierra Whack @ Roundhouse, London, 10 November

[Giovanni Cupani @gio_cup]

My favourite music albums of 2024 (before I discover more):
1Post Nebbia - Pista Nera
2Sean Ono Lennon - ASTERISMS
3Total Blue - Total Blue
4A. G. Cook - Britpop 
5Goodspeed You! Black Emperor - “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD”

[Giovanni Cupani @gio_cup]

Gigs
Daniela Pes @ Signature Brew, London, 14 May
Charlitte Adigéry & Bolis, Fat Dog, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Young Fathers @ Wide Awake Festival, London, 25 May
Anzwart and Stefan Torto @ IF Sound Fest, Modica, 30 August and @ Teatro Khalesa, Noto, 31 August

[Nicholas Whithorn  @NickWhithorn]

1,447 migrants landed on Lampedusa in last 2 days. Of these, 16 poor souls were selected as "poster boys" to launch Meloni's detention centres in Albania. 16 out of 1,447. Pure publicly stunt.
Max. capacity of Albanian centres 800. Lampedusa easily sees that number land in a day.

[Giovanni Cupani @gio_cup]

Bragagna, manchi già #Paris2024

[Nicholas Whithorn  @NickWhithorn]

Today, 21 unidentified victims of a migrant boat sinking in the Ionian Sea on 16 June have been buried in a cemetery in the foothills of the Aspromonte mountains, far from media attention, as the Italian government continues to hide the tragedy from public view [Thread] >> 1

[Dylan Jardon 🌈 @DylanJardon]

"Perfection is impossible.

In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches.

But what percentage of points did I win?

54%

In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play.

When you lose ever second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot.

You teach yourself to think:
'Okay, I double faulted...it's only a point.'
'Okay, I came to the net and I got passed again...it's only a point.'

Even a great shot, an overhead backhand smash that ends up on ESPN's top 10 playlist – that too is just a point.

Here's why I'm telling you this.

When you're playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world. And it is.

But when it's behind you, it's behind you.

This mindset is crucial – because it frees you to fully commit to the next point with intensity, clarity, and focus."

–@rogerfederer

[pellucid dreamer @CHRISF0GLE]

References to David Foster Wallace’s INFINITE JEST in Luca Guadagnino’s CHALLENGERS🧵

[Andrew Marshall @AndyMarshall86]

The tennis scoring system ❤️

Many other sports require you to be in front when a timer runs out.

In tennis, the finish line is dynamic and you have to keep winning points to win the match.

The graph shows the 'points from victory' in the Medvedev v Zverev semi final at #AO24

[LaBombetta Rettiliana ™️👽 @LaBombetta76]

Lui è incredibile, se avete TikTok seguitelo 🥰
#educazionesentimentale

[Olly Tennis 🎾 🇬🇧 @Olly_Tennis_]

🤯 Last time that not one of Federer, Nadal or Djokovic reached the Australian Open Final:

- George W. Bush had just began his 2nd Presidential term.

- The iPhone, YouTube and Twitter didn’t exist.

- Djokovic and Nadal had 0 Majors.

- Alcaraz was 1.5 years old.

[Osservatorio sul complottismo @sulcomplottismo]

1/ La retorica di Matteo Salvini si sta estremizzando: l'Ue è una "realtà massonica che vuole distruggere le radici" europee, Soros è un "Golia" che "finanzia la distruzione delle nostre civiltà". Massoneria e Soros sono due delle parole d'ordine del vocabolario complottistico.

[Telegrammi di Tennis @TelDiTen]

"Papà, cos'è un Sinnergame?"
"Un diamante di pura bellezza"

[GermanForeignOffice @GermanyDiplo]

Yes. And it’s called saving lives.