The winter of 1944 was cold and Tennessee Williams was tired. He was 33. For nearly a decade, he’d been clawing at the walls of American theater, living on coffee, cigarettes and desperation that kept him awake at 3 a.m. staring at ceiling stains. His stipend was $100 a month. He counted pennies for rent.… Sigue leyendo "Why success nearly broke Tennessee Williams
Los abejorros son excelentes trabajadores, que mantienen incansablemente sus nidos mientras polinizan plantas y flores. Un importante estudio de la Universidad Queen Mary de Londres descubrió que estos insectos sociales hacen algo más que trabajar todo el día. También se toman tiempo para jugar. Los investigadores observaron a los abejorros participando en alegres juegos de persecución, dando volteretas por el aire en alegres bucles. Esto... Sigue leyendo "Notas de recuerdos y zumbidos de abejas
Tom and Bill had been neighbours their whole lives, tending to their farms on the outskirts of their small town. Every Saturday, they walked into town together to pick up supplies and catch up on the week’s events in the local pub. This particular Saturday started like any other. Tom and Bill met at the… Sigue leyendo "The winning ticket
In the summer of 1998, while the world watched the Clinton scandal unfold and Google took its first steps in a garage, a group of college graduates sat in the Texas heat listening to Kurt Vonnegut. Most of what he said that day has been forgotten, but one story about his Uncle Alex and a… Sigue leyendo "If this isn’t nice, what is?
My sister, Elizabeth and I grew up in a home filled with love, laughter, and our father’s captivating stories. Every night before bedtime, we gathered around Dad, eagerly anticipating the tales he would spin. The best stories came when we hid the storybook, challenging him to create a story from his imagination or share a… Sigue leyendo "The man who planted stories
In Greek mythology, there existed a shrewd and defiant king named Sisyphus. He governed the city of Ephyra with a cunning intellect and an insubordinate spirit, frequently challenging the gods and questioning their supremacy. Sisyphus’s boldness was boundless, and he even dared to deceive death, outwitting Hades, the ruler of the underworld, and fleeing his… Sigue leyendo "El mito de Sísifo
La nieve crujía bajo mis pies mientras guiaba a mi novia por el camino de entrada, con los ojos cubiertos por una bufanda de lana suave que le había envuelto suavemente en la cabeza. La bufanda le protegía los ojos del espectáculo que le esperaba y le proporcionaba calor contra la fría noche de invierno. El aire frío nos rozaba las mejillas,... Sigue leyendo "La Danza de la Aurora
When my son’s school called me at 1 pm on a busy Wednesday, I stepped out of a meeting to take the call. Lucas had been fighting a cold and woke up with a fever, but I hoped he would make it through the school day. I guess that was wishful thinking. “Lucas is asking… Sigue leyendo "The essence of enough
