"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

March 2025

22 Mar

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  Segnalo raramente questioni politiche su questo canale, ma alcune volte è necessario, perché due temi saltano all'occhio sul fronte istruzione: 1) la crociata contro asterisco e schwa, strumenti che non amo ma il cui sottotesto dovrebbe essere inviolabile, ovvero il riconoscimento delle diversità per quanto riguarda...

13 Mar

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Dark and gloomy grew the kingdom of the gnomes in proportion as the light of each individual inhabitant decreased. Many who formerly were like luminous spheres, shedding radiant rays to a considerable distance, now became like dim will-o’-the-wisps, or merely phosphorescent dots or firebugs. As...

05 Mar

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A werewolf story by Alexandre Dumas père. [caption id="attachment_18782" align="aligncenter" width="512"] Illustration by Frank Adams to the British edition.[/caption] Chapter III: Agnelette The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word. On the handle had been...

03 Mar

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Last week, I talked about Herbert James Draper and featured his painting A Water Baby. Today's feature is another one of his works, called The Water Nixie from 1908, sometimes called The Water Nymph. [caption id="attachment_18837" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Herbert James Draper, The Water Nixie (1908)[/caption] The painting...