@HenriAstier C’est vrai. Son père est originaire des Arbëresh d’Italie - ce sont des albanais qui se sont y établis it y a plus de cinq siècles (qui largement et incroyablement parlent la langue maternelle).
‘At 6pm every evening the screen went blank’: the outlandish tale of the UK’s TV blackout
On Sundays, no children’s programmes were permitted between 2pm and 4pm, lest it prevent youngsters from studying the Bible.
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1/6 Recently @TheEconomist, which justly prides itself on the quality of its prose, hosted a webinar on style. https://t.co/LcXWyLugqp The digital editor, @AntonLaguardia, summarised the magazine's philosophy of language thus:
New paper in @Hague_Jour_Dipl examining the implications of international summits moving online in the #Covid era. https://t.co/JWeDuKCRpD
(Summary in thread)
Jim Haynes opened his Paris home to anyone who wanted to come to dinner. Every Sunday for 40-plus yrs, until he was 87. And that's just part of his extraordinary life story. I wrote about the joy of being one of his many, many, many houseguests.
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the student movement that led to the fall of communism in Albania. 8 December 1990 was the day that divided the past from the future! #NationalYouthDay 🇦🇱
Dad’s ability to improvise and compose beautiful melodies on the fly has always amazed me.
Tonight, I gave him four random notes as a starting point.
Although his dementia is getting worse, moments like this bring him back to me.
Going out to eat with members of your household this weekend? Don't forget to keep your mask on in between bites.
Do your part to keep those around you healthy. #SlowtheSpread
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