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Poupée de cire, poupée de son [embedded content] France Gall 1947-2018. R.I.P.
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[embedded content] Tomorrow is Mother’s Day here in Sweden. This one is in loving memory of my mother Lisbeth, and of Kristina, beloved wife and mother of David and Tora. Those whom the gods love die young. But in dreams, I can hear your name. And in dreams, We will meet again. When the seas and mountains fall And we come to end of days, In the dark I hear a call Calling me there I will go there And back again. [embedded content]
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Cose della vita (personal) [embedded content] Yours truly lived in Florence back in 1987, trying to improve my Italian. Although I, unfortunately, haven’t had much time to keep up my use of that ‘bella lingua’ — reading Sraffa, Pasinetti and Garegnani in original don’t quite count — songs like this brings back sweet memories from a spectacularly beautiful town full of history and adventures. Sto pensando ancora a te …
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Horace Engdahl — en gnällig streber och überpretto När Engdahl galopperar iväg till sin strid med tidens väderkvarnar strör han generöst omkring sig klokheter om hur världen och könen är beskaffade. En världsbild målas upp där den sexuella konkurrensen män emellan är författarens … livsluft. Ja, all intellektuell verksamhet och kulturell strävan tycks i grund och botten handla om pittmätning … Att läsa boken känns som att träda in i en herrklubb där dammet...
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