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​Why is the heart a symbol of love?

2/11/2022

 
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Why is the heart a symbol of love? Why do people draw hearts when they love someone? Why do we draw hearts the way we do when they're nothing like the hearts inside of your body? And do we need a heart to love or does the brain do it? We’re learning all about hearts and symbolism with Thomas and Stephen Amidon, authors of The Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart.

To find out, listen to this podcast by Vermont Public Radio's But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids hosted by Jane Lindholm.

The Irresistible Call of Cannon Fire    Review of Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane By Paul Auster

12/10/2021

 
Many readers, particularly older ones, will know Stephen Crane as the author of the American Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage​, which for most of the 20th century was a staple of high-school curricula in the United States and elsewhere. For them, Crane was a one-hit wonder who wrote a famous war story but not much else. Recently, even that limited status has been under threat. As Paul Auster puts it in the opening pages of Burning Boy, his massive biography of Crane, ‘now, for reasons I find difficult to understand, the book seems to have fallen off the required reading lists, which has the double effect of depriving young students of an important literary experience and relegating Crane to the shadows.’

Read more in the Literary Review.
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Saturday, 15:00 - 17:00 at Salon Internazionale Del Libro, Torino

10/15/2021

 
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Domani sarò al Salon Internazionale del Libro di Torino,
a firmare copie de Il Primitivo.
Ecco i dettagli:
sabato, 16 ottobre
Padiglione 2
Stan G38
15:00 - 17:00

Tomorrow, I will be at the Salon Internazionale del Libro in Torino,
​signing copies of Il Primitivo. 
Here are the details:
Saturday, October 16
​Hall 2
Stand G38
15:00 - 17:00

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15 Best Italian Movies to Watch on Netflix

9/25/2021

 
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Coming in at numero uno, according to Australian Christina Pfeiffer, is Security.  Read on to see what else makes the cut. 

Above are three of the movie's stars, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Maya Sansa, and Marco D'Amore, photographed by the film's director, Peter Chelsom. You can see more of his fabulous photos here.
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