2020年1月30日 星期四

啼笑之間 離情愛恨: Brexit Is Here, and It’s a Texas-Size Defeat for the E.U. British MEP in tears during final Brexit speech in Brussels


Brexit Is Here, and It’s a Texas-Size Defeat for the E.U.

Brexit Is Here, and It’s a Texas-Size Defeat for the E.U.

By STEVEN ERLANGER
The loss of such a rich, sizable, powerful member state will weaken the European Union’s momentum and its diplomatic weight.
相見時難別亦難......歐風無力百花殘


There were scenes of jubilation and commiseration in Brussels as MEPs ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement for the UK's exit from the EU following an emotional debate.




MEPs broke down in TEARS
Members of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is made up of 751 Members elected in the 28 Member States of the enlarged European Union. Since 1979 MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year ...


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British MEP in tears during final Brexit speech in Brussels: I 

2020年1月25日 星期六

'Digging up Britain' by Mike Pitts



Britain has long been obsessed with its own history and identity, an island nation besieged by invaders from beyond the seas.
'Digging up Britain' by Mike Pitts covers ten of the most important discoveries in a million years of history. Read an extract from the book here: https://bit.ly/2RgYZ7f
Image: Excavation at the Bloomberg site in 2012. Museum of London Archaeology.

2020年1月22日 星期三

Terry Jones, Monty Python star has died at the age of 77

Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77, his agent has said.


He was a historian, wrote children's books, made TV documentaries and, of course, he was a Python. Wonderful one-off Terry Jones has died, aged 77.
https://bbc.in/36n3LG9




歐洲動態
英國殿堂級搞笑表演劇團 Monty Python (港譯「踎低噴飯」)成員之一 Terry Jones 逝世,享年77歲。
踎低噴飯源自1969年BBC首播的節目,以內容荒誕到無人能想像而開啟了新的表演風格,並在影視節目中引入意識流風格,對全球流行文化有深遠影響,在英國地位猶如「搞笑界披頭四」。而Jones被視為踎低噴飯的內容創作核心人物。