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Here is La Repubblica I can't translate it now, anyway: there is no news, but some interesting statements about politics repubblica.pdf

I got a shipping confirmation earlier today but I'm afraid the parcel comes by post service, and the Italian one is not that good: I'll probably receive it by Christmas 😢

"Corpo di ballo" means "corps de ballet", they are speaking about the dancers' costumes, there'no reference to human body, its anatomy or working 😉

Mika, a "citizen of the world" hosting 2022 Eurovision song contest La repubblica offers an introduction to Mika, divided into specific thematic sections Just for the record, the article says nothing new

You got it right: what he actually says is that talent pairs with discipline. You can still have fun, but you also must understand when it's time to stop partying (drinking, having sex...) and start working. I really can't figure out why they offered such a trivial summary in the magazine Ghosts can be either imaginary creatures and spirits. Given what we know about Mika's life, I think he's referring to the spiritual presence of the beloved persons who "left this world"

Thank You, @dcdeb, for the info, for your help and for your patience

Never been a big fan of Eurovision, but I'm glad he eventually decided to join: it's really a big show, with a huge audience, and it will earn him more fans for sure

I'll go back to the Philarmonie de Paris page and have a look later, I'm supposed to be working ATM

somehow is the keyword I don't know how I got to the subscription page after queuing, I don't know how I selected the seats and where they are exactly, but it's a detail

ok, it's been weird and somehow complicated but I made it. Now I have to realize I have the tickets, arrange the trip and above all keep fingers crossed for all of us that we can actually be there in 4 months

You used to say you are obsessisive, perfectionist, the first one who comes to judge yourself: is it still true? I love imperfection as well, but I can’t soften, I can’t make easier my relationship with talent. After all, you must stand up to external judgements. This is your fourth time at X-Factor: has your judging method changed? After the gigs there’s always someone who says “Great, you never change”. Thank you, but I don’t fall into this trap. I strive to be contradictory, I don’t want o be myself’s mime The whole discussion is about Mika himself, the first question is about being harsh towards himself/his job in order to be prepared to other people's negative comments and to overcome them; the second one is about change meant as growth, evolution, keeping the ability to be true to himself but still knowing that time goes by and that he can't simply repeat his former behaviours or artistic choices. I don't know if this is somehow related to "Ordinary Man" lyrics, I reckon that the comment about singers/actors "staying the same" after a gig or an occasional meeting is often related to their ability to keep a connection with real life and with common people's problems, let's say about being approcheable, but maybe he perceives it as a lack of sensitivity towards his internal strougle to find a way to put his real life into his works.

I also waited the new law before sending the voucher request, hoping in a refund. What I understood is that I'll have my money back only if the gig I bought the tickets for will not be rescheduled within 18 months. I didn't expect a refund right now, but at a certain point I was afraid something could go wrong (or worse, the whole thing is already wrong), cause I didn't even receive a simple confirmation that my request was being processed.

Just received my voucher from Ticketone, almost two months after my request. Anyway, it's a voucher for future events, not a refund

I don't know if you can read it, but it's the best I can do atm. It's an overview on the auditions and the differences between this year's and the previous shows, and there are some quotes from the judges' opinions on a few contestants, but there's nothing really intringuing.

Hello @Kumazzz, Alessandro Cattelan says that the episode will be based on three different time zones: his guests will be Mika (currently based in Athens) and the chef Giorgio Locatelli (based in London), plus Anna (don't know who she is, honestly), and each of them will tell how their lives are going on and how they feel during this peculiar period

Cristiano De Andrè, the son of Fabrizio, who is also a singer, thanks Mika "for your loving speech on my dad and for your performance" https://www.facebook.com/CrisDeAndre/posts/

My fourth (and last) gig of the Revelation Tour, and the one I enjoyed the most. I'm not sure what made the difference, maybe I feel a different vibe from Mika when he performs in small venues, he seems to be more relaxed and spontaneous, or maybe I was just happy to be at home. Anyway, I started queuing early in the afternoon with my friends @pupaclaudia Luciana and Barbara, we had a good time chit-chatting (even if late in the afternoon it started being colder and foggy, which made me eager to enter the venue ASAP) and we gained a very good spot in front of the short "T" side. The set list was a regular one, the audience was warm and captivated I really loved his jokes about the killer candy. I mean, he's not only fluent but he really understands Italian habits and environment, besides showing a good amount of sense of humor. We didn't wait for him after the show, but we still spent a short time outside the venue waiting for the parking lot to empty, praising the show and our good luck when he walked just among us during Big Girl. And now heading to Verona!

The part about the Greek island: Your blissful thought? I’m obsessed by theaters: I collect scale models, I dream of owing one, possibly with an internal restaurant. (Ponders a few second) And Greece. What do you mean? There’s an island I’m now visiting often, a place praised as a communist enclave: the first time I got there accidentally, by a yacht sailing under theTurkish flag. The biggest defiance to the local people, let’s say a perversion. What do you mean by communists? As a reaction to the financial crisis, the port, the hospital and the other services are all run by the community So, you get there and… They even didn’t want us to go ashore, they started insulting us, I could hear a chant of yelling “malaka” (assholes), and I reckoned it was terrific, so I stopped there a whole week, almost a torture for the Turkish crew Which island is it? I prefer not to say, because I have rented a house there: every morning when I got up a villager was waiting for me in the kitchen to have a coffee together. Their lives, their secrets, inspired me so much that I started writing again Did you take part to their daily life? Including the pagan rituals (he laughs and laughs), one of them wanted to kill me. What? He chased me holding a knife; luckily a lady rescued me in her living room Why? This mad man, slightly drunk, was persuaded I want to seduce his girlfriend, but this is a complete nonsense, something merely fictional, a misunderstanding on the girl’s side Didn’t they know you are gay? They don’t even know who I am; and to add more once, during a ritual, they dressed me up as a goat, and I was supposed to dance wearing this 42 kilos costume. At a certain point I had to run away ‘cause I was about to throw up, and someone found me lying on the floor What did you say to the girl? Maybe only “thanks, but the best I can for you is drinking a beer together” Do you often meet tempting women? Luckily not, it’s quite embarrassing Is there something else that you'd specifically like me to translate? It's quite a long interview, and I have no time enough to do it all at once, these days

Interview in the Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano yesterday Highlights: Lebanese and Italian food, home cooking, eating at the restaurant and Mika's grandmother rejecting the food after almost finishing it, and then refusing to pay Music as a job Mika's adventures in a small Greek island where he accidentally ended up by a Turkish yacht and then rented a house More to come 😉 FQ_1.pdf FQ_2.pdf

Honestly I can't recall any goose (OCA, in Italian) reference in Italian interviews, unless it's something still unreleased or cut out. The only possible link that comes to my mind is the one to the Oca Giuliva theater company, which created some props for Mika's last tour and also for Stasera Casa Mika, but honestly it doesn't seem such a substantial point to me

He said nothing relevant, he only recalled that at the time of his A-levels he was quite tired and nervous (because he hated school 😆), and that every little break he could take felt like he was eating the most delicious biscuit or drinking the most remarkable tea he had in his life. So he felt a little guilty, knowing that people should have been studying, and they were listening to the radio instead, but encouraged them to enjoy every single spare moment. Then the host asked him if, when he delivers a single or an album ,he has the same feeling of being under exam. The answer is no, the situation is different because of course there's expectation about the reactions, but issuing a new song or album is his personal choice and it's under his control. He finally wished good luck to the students and said goodbye

Non passo qui da una vita, spero che stiate tutti e bene e che possiate trascorrere qualche giorno di riposo ❤

Ciao! Se intendi la macchina per tirare la sfoglia quella classica è la Imperia. Anche la Marcato è buona, e ci sono modelli molto carini. Poi tutto sta a quanto sei disposta a spendere. Le trovi tranquillamente su Amazon

Erano proprio bianchi! Cercavo di giustificarlo ma non ce n'è proprio 😂

Diciamo che non erano calzini bianchi, ma di un verde impercettibile comunque sempre meglio calzini bianchi coi mocassini rispetto a calzini bianchi coi sandali in stile turista tedesco a Venezia