Marketing, Paris, Barcelona !

After losing the first 2 sets, it took 5 hours and 24 minutes for Rafael Nadal  to defeat Daniil Medvedev: 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. With 2 Australian Open Trophees, 2 Wimbledon Titles, 4 US Open Trophees and  by winning  Roland Garros for the 13th time,  Rafael Nadal becomes the recordman of Grand  Slam Titles  of all times, i.e he is now the holder of 21 Grand Slam titles  in the men's  singles  category . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGG9PkH65ME https://ausopen.com/

"Desig" is a play composed by Josep Maria Benet and Jornet in 1991. Laura Conejero, Carles Martinez, Raimon Molins and Anna Sahun are performing this play  in Barcelona (National Theatre of Catalonia). https://www.tnc.cat/ca/desig

The first matches of the quarterfinals were full of suspense: Rafael Nadal beat Denis Shapovalov in 5 sets.    🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾 On the other hand, Ashley Barty's victory was impressive and almost "too easy": 6-2, 6-0.  Her opponent Jessica Pegula was no match for her.  😥😥😥 https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJmUlpDaGaE   🎾🎾🎾🎾 https://ausopen.com/results#!All?dayId=27351

" Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility". https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday

Barcelona hosts a Literature Festival : Kosmopolis 2022 ! Dante, Hamlet, Amélie Nothomb and Judith Schalansky are among the guests of honour. https://www.cccb.org/en/seasons/file/kosmopolis-programme-2022/237952

Yesterday, Microsoft bought Blizzard Entertainement for $ 75 billions : it's the most expensive acquisition ever made by Microsoft. World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Call of Duty are the most successful video games  produced by Blizzard Entertainement. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-games-11642512435 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRD5Ujul0fc

A new medecine called PAXLOVID is effective against Covid 19 in 89% of Covid 19 cases. https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizers-novel-covid-19-oral-antiviral-treatment-candidate https://www.youtube.com/pfizer

Yes ! The Australian Open has already started ! But, the Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke blocked Novak Djokovic's visa  because he has Covid 19 and refused to be vaccinated. Will the number 1 tennis player in the World be allowed to play the Australian Open  with a kind of "exemption" ?  https://apnews.com/article/novak-djokovic-australia-open-live-updates-075f3818cb1d14bd14854faf5a3e189d

El famoso arquitecto catalán acaba de fallecer a los 82 años !  Nunca le he encontrado, pero siento mucho su pérdida. Ricardo Bofill ha dejado obras maestras en todas partes del mundo : - en España : el Hotel W y el estadio Camp Nou (Barcelona) ... - en Francia : los Espacios d'Abraxas, las arcadas el Viaduc  - la universidad Mohammed VI (Marruecos) - en los Estados-Unidos : el "Citadel Center", el "West Wack Driver" building https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-01-14/muere-ricardo-bofill-el-mas-cosmopolita-de-los-arquitectos-espanoles.html https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20220114/7987512/muere-arquitecto-ricardo-bofill.html https://ricardobofill.com/

Dune , Belfast , the Power of the Dog , King Richard , and Coda are the 5 competitors for  the "Best Picture Drama Award".     🎬    🎬    🎬    🎬 The Remake of West Side Story is competing for the "Best Musical Comedy Award". A total of 31 Golden Globes Awards will be presented during this 79th Golden Globes ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc4OznE_3Tg https://www.goldenglobes.com/

The Three Wise Kings Gaspard, Melchior and Balthazar are coming to Barcelona tonight ! They are going to parade in Barcelona between 18h00 and 21h00. "It's mandatory for everyone to wear a anti-covid 19 mask". Here is the link to watch the Cavalcada de Reis live on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg9rglG3YDo

A new year has already begun : 2022 ! In the Chinese calendar, 2022 is the year of the Tiger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHhekZ3KqzA https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/

Happy New Year 2022 !     🎆      🎇      🎉      🎊