Palomar to adapt best-selling “Fresh Water for Flowers” in TV series
Palomar, the main Italian production company which is part of the Mediawan group, has opted for the rights to adapt “Fresh water for flowers”, the best-selling novel by French author Valérie Perrin. Palomar will be directing an international television series based on the book. Founded by Carlo Degli Esposti in the 1980s, Rome-based Palomar is …
Lauren Berlant (1957-2021) – Artforum International
Lauren Berlant, a deeply influential American scholar and cultural critic known for her rigorous and playful explorations of intimacy, citizenship and affect, died on June 28 at the age of 63 from an Cancer. The news was announced by Duke University Press. Since 1984, George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor of English at the University …
Cheyenne Police Investigate Attempted ATM Theft
Cheyenne Police are asking for the public’s assistance in their investigation of an attempted ATM theft. Public Information Officer Alex Farkas said police were called around 2 a.m. on Friday, June 25 to report someone was trying to rob an ATM at the Bank of the Platte Valley at 421 avenue Vandehei. “At the scene, …
Stars and Stripes – Subnautica: Sub zero: hold your breath and dive in
In Subnautica: Below Zero, players explore an underwater world on an alien planet. (Entertainment of Unknown Worlds) Sometimes when playing a video game where a protagonist might drown, I subconsciously hold my breath until my avatar finds oxygen or dies. Maybe that’s because I’m a longtime swimmer, but situations like this make it all too …
Novelist Joe Lansdale is the Stephen King of East Texas
NACOGDOCHES – A 50-year-old sky-blue Volkswagen Beetle pulls up in the middle of Fredonia Street. The white-haired occupant of the car walks away from the car and says to a man on the sidewalk, “Are you Joe Lansdale? The author smiles and nods. “I like your handwriting,” the driver says, then gets back into the …
“I easily miss books,” says 22 novelist
The novel deals in part with the exploitation of the Rosenbergs, executed in 1953 for espionage, accused of spying for Russia while it was trying to build an atomic bomb. (Prose said she often returns to how “historical tragedy has been turned into kitsch.”) The book itself, however, respects them. “It’s the most difficult tone …
Armed and bombed suicide attack at Ataturk airport
Armed and bombed suicide attack at Ataturk airport June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 186 days left until the end of the year. Railways June 28, 1855 The Ottoman Empire borrows for the first time. 4 million UK gold loans were …
Vico Sotto helps Pasig’s children learn the basics of money
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto attends the virtual graduation ceremony of 100 Pasig City students who have completed the “Peso Smart x RecoveREADS” distance learning program on financial matters. MANILA, Philippines – For the millennial mayor of Pasig, Vico Sotto, meeting voters who need help because they are broke, in debt or unable to pay …
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He tests Belgorod, a Russian submarine capable of destroying a city
Russia launches the world’s largest and most powerful submarine in the White Sea, the K-329 Belgorod (Photo: SPUTNIK NEW) the Belgorod, The largest submersible built in the past 30 years, Travel the waters of Russia starting this Friday. Submarine over 180 meters long, It has been nicknamed “the weapon of the apocalypse” since its release …
Renowned writers read excerpts from their memoirs: The Tribune India
Tribune press service Amritsar, June 26 The Majha House hosted an event where renowned writers were invited to read excerpts from their memoirs. The event moderated by Preeti Gill, founder of Majha House, invited prominent names like renowned scholar and music exponent Madan Gopal Singh, renowned writer and psychiatrist Anirudh Kala, author Pratyaksha, Madiha Arsalan, …