Tu si ‘na cosa grande (English: You are a great thing for me) is a beautiful song composed by the Italian singer, songwriter and actor Domenico Modugno; lyrics by Roberto Gigli. Here it is sung by the famous French singer, model and actress Vanessa Paradis in her 2013 album titled “Love Songs”.
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Tom Waits – Tom Traubert’s Blues (The Old Grey Whistle Test-1977)
Tom Waits performs his song Tom Traubert’s Blues (also known as Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen, sometimes referred to incorrectly as “Waltzing Matilda”, the Australian song from which it borrows) at The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1977.
EuroMsg Express (MailChimp alternative)
Today I want to share a new software product – EuroMsg Express, a MailChimp alternative or simply a marketing automation platform and an email marketing service. I worked on this project as a backend developer.
Veronique (Pink Martini)
Written by Thomas Lauderdale and Gregory Tozian, “Veronique” is a beautiful song from Pink Martini’s 2004 album titled “Hang On Little Tomato”.
An organized collection of irrational nonsense (v. 5.0)
An organizational collection of irrational nonsense (previously known as the“Venn diagram of irrational nonsense”) v. 5.0. A complete list of irrational bullshit.
Imany – You Will Never Know
The official clip of “You will never know”, a beautiful song from Imany’s 2011 album “The Shape of a Broken Heart”. It is the debut album from former French catwalk model Nadia Mladjao, aka Imany. Produced by Malick N’Diaye (Ayo) its 12 English-language tracks offer up a mixture of acoustic folk, heartfelt soul, and passionate …
Fiat 500 60th Anniversary – the best commercial ever for a car
In my humble opinion, this commercial for Fiat 500 60th Anniversary is the best commercial ever for a car. The great Mario Lanza’s “Come Prima” (Like before) plays throughout the ad. The American actor Adrien Brody plays the main role of the man from the past.
The early movies were much better in image quality than we think
During the first film screenings in the 1890s, viewers marveled at moving images that had an unprecedented power to transport them to faraway places in an instant. At first, these shorts – which included glimpses of everything from Niagara Falls to elephants in India – had no narrative structure. Audiences flocked to theatres simply for …
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Can Yücel, Mevlana, Nazım Hikmet…
Asla kitap okumadan doğrudan doğruya internet çağına geçmiş bir toplumuz. İnsanlar ilk defa internet üzerinde bir şeyler okumaya başladı. Dolayısıyla, edebiyatı, romanı, şiiri ilk kez internette gördü insanlar. Ya da yanlış gördü diyelim.
Fransa “Bisiklet” Turu?
Eurosport Türkiye versiyonu anlatıcılarının bisiklet literatürüne soktuğu yanlış söyleyişler içinde en berbatı ve beni en çok irrite edeni yarışların adını cümle içinde Fransa “Bisiklet” Turu, İtalya “Bisiklet” Turu şeklinde kullanmaları. Bu turların orijinal adları “Tour de France”, “Giro d’Italia”, “Vuelta a España”. Hangisinin içinde “bisiklet” kelimesi geçiyor?