Robert Daeley

@celsius1414
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Throughout his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time, Marcel #Proust (who died #onthisday in 1922) would time and again turn to the visual arts. Explore here the artworks he mentions including paintings by Giotto, Botticelli and Poussin: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/paintings-in-proust-vol-1-swann-s-way #OTD
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese actor of Ran, Yojimbo and Harakiri, dies aged 92

Star of Japan’s cinematic golden age, who collaborated with Kurosawa and played the lead in Kobayashi’s Human Condition trilogy, died from pneumonia

The Guardian

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“What’s in your TBR pile?”

“Follow me to the TBRR.”

“TBR…R?”

“Room.” Opens door. Paperback avalanche roar begins in the distance.

@elizarde Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
@elizarde Paradise!
“You realize the sun doesn't go down / It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round”
@orcrist86 @annaleen “For prophet”, surely? ;)
@charliejane I always assumed they were secretly allies and use the flickering between l and ll as optical camouflage.
Pasadena's Vroman's bookstore up for sale along with Book Soup

Vroman's, a longtime Pasadena bookstore, is for sale. Its owner is also looking to sell its second Pasadena location and Book Soup in West Hollywood.

Los Angeles Times