Encontré este libro casualmente (¿casualmente?)

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Ayer estuve en la biblioteca -@brmu- buscando libros de Marcos Giralt Torrente. Me gustó mucho un artículo suyo publicado recientemente en El País -@el_pais- (cf. Habitantes de lo efímero, MARCOS GIRALT TORRENTE, 15.08.2022) y quise saber más del autor.

Tecleé su nombre en el catálogo de la biblioteca (@brmu) y encontré varios libros. Escribe, Marcos Giralt, novela y relato breve. Empezó a publicar textos en revistas.

Pero, antes de salir de la planta baja del edificio me llamó la atención el mensaje de un libro impreso en el lomo. Decía así: ‘Lo estás deseando‘. Cogí el ejemplar y leí la contraportada.

“En diciembre de 2017 Kristen Roupenian publicó en el New Yorker el relato ‘Un tipo con gatos’, que se convirtió de inmediato en uno de los más comentados y que más revuelo ha generado entre los publicados por la revista, junto con los ya clásicos ‘La lotería’ de Shirley Jackson y ‘Brokeback Mountain’ de Annie Proulx.”

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New Yorker

newyorker.com/books/this-week/kristen-roupenian

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Vogue

vogue.es/lo-estas-deseando

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telam.com.ar/paul-auster

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@YouTube, 4:37 mins.

Desmond Morris, Manwatching

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Reader´s Digest

‘Practically everyone uses a smartphone these days—but did you know that there are some secret codes to unlock information on your phone that might come in handy one day? Open up your dial pad, type in the secret code, press the call button, and be amazed at the feature that appears. Some features are specifically for Androids or iPhones only, and a few service providers have even deactivated the secret code. You just have to try to find out!’

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rd.com/list/hidden-smartphone-codes

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Japanese tradition, important facts to remember, etcetera

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This Japanese Tradition Will Make You Less Forgetful

Brandon Specktor
Reader´s Digest, Mar. 25, 2022

‘Everyone makes mistakes. Here’s how to catch them before they do damage.

Mistakes are inevitable. Overworked pilots forget steps on their pre-flight checklist every day. Distracted drivers go careening into their own garages.

Fortunately, after millennia of human blundering, our species is finally willing to admit a helpful maxim: we’re all idiots sometimes. And because of that, we can take action to catch unintended idiocy before it strikes. That’s why pilots always work in pairs. Cars won’t start unless they’re in park. Publishers have rigorous proofreading regimens (and you have autocorrect).’

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https://www.rd.com/article/poka-yoke-definition/

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Gucci grandma

https://twitter.com/TheFigen/status/1525202586848075776?s=20&t=KwI-kCMLrKeHiLR5tmpITg

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Ten ways to improve your vocabulary (Alyssa Jung)

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10 Ways to Improve Vocabulary in Just One Day
Alyssa Jung

“The average American has a vocabulary in the thousands. Try these tricks to make sure yours stacks up.
1/Read to your children.-Parents and children can both benefit and improve vocabulary from reading bedtime stories snuggled under the covers. “The words in many children’s books are often outside the realm of adults’ day-to-day discourse, so parents can learn more words just by reading to their children,” says Susan B. Neuman, professor of Childhood and Literacy Education at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University in New York City.

2/Watch movies.-Watching the movie version of your favorite book isn’t just a guilty pleasure, it’s also a vocabulary booster. “If you see the movie version of your favorite book you’re likely to have a deeper understanding and knowledge of the words in it,” says Neuman. “Seeing and reading something on the same topic is really important.” The phenomenon is called dual coding; you read something, then see it on the screen and end up remembering better because you have a visual representation, she says. Don’t miss these Latin phrases that will make you sound smarter.”

Latin phrases

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Improve your vocabulary

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