Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.
Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer)-a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near the coasts of Venezuela and Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "Más a Tierra", now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.
Despite its simple narrative style, Robinson Crusoe was well received in the literary world and is often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre. It is generally seen as a contender for the first English novel. Before the end of 1719, the book had already run through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history, spawning so many imitations, not only in literature but also in film, television and radio, that its name is used to define a genre, the Robinsonade.
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
28 years.
Alan J answered:
Twenty Eight Years.
zorch said:
Crusoe spent 28 years on that island.
Dave wrote:
28 years. For 3-1/2 years I've felt as if I've been marooned in a strange land. Hopefully I can celebrate our rescue this November.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
happy stars wars day...may the fourth be with you...28 years, 2 months, and 11 days...about the same length as my quarantine
Daniel in The City replied:
28 years
Billy in Cypress U$A said:
Robinson Crusoe spent 28 years on his island.
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• When Emma Calvé was studying singing as a young student in Paris, she was very thin - so thin that she shocked the burly butcher whose market was next door. The butcher believed that she needed to eat more meat to gain weight, but he realized that young Emma and her mother had little money. Because he recognized Emma's great talent as a singer, he told her mother, "To prove to you how much confidence I have in your daughter's future, I'll open an account for you at this shop. You can pay me when she makes her début." Emma imagined that later, after she had become a famous singer, the butcher listened to her in the audience and told the people sitting near him, "Do you see that wonderful singer? It is entirely due to me that she is in such fine form!"
• Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson knew how to ask for the things she and the people around her needed. She once was scheduled to perform a concert in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and a sponsor there had promised to feed her and her driver and her accompanist before the concert. All of them were hungry when they arrived for the meal, and Mahalia was astonished to see a table set with such things as punch, tuna salad, and cheese dip. Mahalia told her hostess, "Wait a minute, lady, I got to sing tonight. This is air - give me some food!" Her hostess fixed a real meal with real food for Mahalia and the people traveling with her - they all ate well and Mahalia sang well that night.
• When opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink was a little girl, her pregnant mother developed a craving for Swiss cheese but did not have the money to pay for it. Little Ernestine went to the grocery shop owner and worked out a deal with her. If she gave Ernestine the Swiss cheese, Ernestine would sing and dance the Czardas for her. The deal was accepted, and the grocery shop owner was so pleased with the Czardas that she gave Ernestine an apple as a tip.
• Mid-1950s Metropolitan Opera conductor Fausto Cleva made gnocchi, a particular kind of Italian homemade noodles. At one of his dinners, Mr. Cleva was delighted to hear fellow conductor Arturo Toscanini praise his gnocchi: "Bravo, Cleva!" Mr. Cleva joked, "Don't say that, Maestro, or I will tell people that you praised me by saying 'Bravo.'" Mr. Toscanini joked back, "Only for the noodles, Cleva."
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• Many people opposed the United States' invasion of Iraq, while many people supported the invasion. On March 10, 2003, the lead singer of the popular country-music group Dixie Chicks (who originated in Texas), Natalie Maines, told a crowd at a London concert, "I'm ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas." In the United States, many fans and radio stations disagreed. Many radio stations stopped playing their songs, and some of their albums were even burned in a manner similar to book burnings. However, many people widely and enthusiastically supported the Dixie Chicks, who went on tour in the United States, selling out every venue. Ms. Maines explained that the Dixie Chicks supported free speech, and she even encouraged anyone who wanted to, to boo them. At a concert, she told the audience, "We believe in freedom of speech. So let's stop right now for 15 seconds of booing." The audience didn't boo; it cheered. The Dixie Chicks are brave in their support of free speech. At a concert in Dallas, Texas, they received a death threat. They went on stage and performed anyway.
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'NCIS', followed by a RERUN'FBI', then a RERUN'FBI: Most Wanted'.
Scheduled on a FRESHStephen Colbert are Stephen King and Sheryl Crow.
Scheduled on a FRESHJames Corden, OBE, are Alain de Botton and Barry Manilow.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'The Voice', followed by a FRESH'Ellen's Game Of Games', then a RERUN'New Amsterdam'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Ryan Reynolds, Karlie Kloss, and Ezra Koenig.
Scheduled on a FRESHSeth Meyers are Nathan Lane and Lauren Lapkus.
Scheduled on a FRESHLilly Singh are Larry Wilmore and Quinta Brunson.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'The Conners', followed by a FRESH'Bless This Mess', then a FRESH'mixed-ish', followed by a FRESH'black-ish', then a FRESH'For Life'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel is Jerry Seinfeld.
The CW offers a FRESH'The Flash', followed by a FRESH'DC's Legends of Tomorrow'.
Faux has a RERUN'The Masked Singer'.
MY recycles an old 'Chicago PD', followed by another old 'Chicago PD'.
A&E has 3 hours of old 'The First 48', followed by a FRESH'Accused: Guilty Or Innocent?'.
AMC offers the movie 'Saving Private Ryan', followed by the movie 'American Sniper'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Resurrection
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Statistical Probabilities
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Magnificent Ferengi
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Waltz
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Who Mourns for Morn?
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - One Little Ship
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Far Beyond the Stars
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Honor Among Thieves
[2:00PM] ENDER'S GAME
[4:30PM] THE PATRIOT
[8:00PM] FACE/OFF
[11:00PM] ENDER'S GAME
[1:30AM] THE PATRIOT
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - The Inner Light (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Vanderpump Rules', another 'Vanderpump Rules', followed by a FRESH'Vanderpump Rules', 'Camp Getaway', then a FRESH'Watch What Happens: Live'.
FX has the movie 'Taken 3', followed by the movie 'Transformers: The Last Knight'.
History has 'The Curse Of Oak Island', followed by a FRESH'The Curse Of Oak Island: Drilling Down', 'Lost Gold Of WWII', then a FRESH'The Secret Of Skinwalker Ranch'.
IFC -
[6:00A] That '70s Show
[6:30A] That '70s Show
[7:00A] Black Mass
[10:00A] Machete Kills
[12:30P] Kingpin
[3:15P] The Watch
[5:30P] The Heartbreak Kid
[8:00P] Zoolander
[10:00P] There's Something About Mary
[1:00A] Zoolander
[3:00A] Kingpin
[5:45A] The Three Stooges - Boobs in Arms (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00am] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
[6:30am] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
[7:00am] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
[7:30am] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
[8:00am] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
[8:30am] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
[9:00am] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
[9:30am] Zodiac
[1:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk and Little Monk
[2:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa
[3:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show
[4:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk Bumps His Head
[5:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage
[6:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk and the Big Reward
[7:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk and the Astronaut
[8:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist
[9:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty
[10:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk and the Actor
[11:00pm] Monk - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
[12:00am] Monk - Mr. Monk and the Big Game
[1:00am] Monk - Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing
[2:00am] Zodiac
[5:30am] The Andy Griffith Show (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'The Fast & The Furious', followed by the movie '2 Fast 2 Furious', then the movie 'Wanted'.
Tina Fey will host virtual telethon Rise Up New York! next Monday, May 11, raising money for New Yorkers hit by COVID-19 and the shutdown, with telethon guests set to include Governor Andrew Cuomo, Bette Midler, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert De Niro, Spike Lee, among many others.
Presented by the anti-poverty organization Robin Hood along with iHeartMedia, Rise Up New York! will include musical performances by Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Sting and others to be announced.
Other scheduled guests include Michael Strahan, Karlie Kloss, Angie Mar, Barbra Streisand, Ben Platt, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chris Rock, Christopher Jackson, Cynthia Erivo, David Chang, Idina Menzel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, Julianne Moore, Sutton Foster, Trevor Noah, New York Giants Super Bowl champions Eli Manning, Justin Tuck and Phil Simms. Reports about front-line workers also are expected.
All donations made through the telethon will go to food, shelter, cash assistance, health and mental health, legal services, education and more to assist New Yorkers in rebuilding their lives as the city continues battling the pandemic.
The one-hour Rise Up New York! will air nationally at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, May 11, on CNBC. Local New York stations, as well as New York Spectrum 1 and News 12, also will air, and the telethon will stream on all local iHeartMedia and Entercom radio stations as well as SiriusXM nationally.
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism on Monday for revealing one-third of Alaska's villages had no police protection, while the photography staff of Reuters won the breaking news photography award for documenting last year's violent protests in Hong Kong.
The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, took home the breaking news honor for its coverage of hundreds of last-minute pardons issued by former Governor Matt Bevin. The prize for investigative reporting went to the New York Times' Brian Rosenthal, who uncovered how thousands of New York City's taxi drivers had their lives ruined by predatory lending.
The Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious awards in American journalism, have been handed out since 1917, when newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer established them in his will. Monday's announcement had been postponed for two weeks because some journalists on the 18-member Pulitzer board are busy covering the coronavirus pandemic.
In normal years, the prizes are announced at Columbia University in New York. On Monday, Dana Canedy, who administers the Pulitzers, delivered the news from her living room via video, after weeks in which board members hashed out the finalists and winners remotely.
A new line of Star Wars Barbie dolls has been unveiled, in time to mark Star Wars Day on 4 May.
Mattel released images of the dolls on Monday morning in the US.
The four new items are each modelled after Rey, C-3PO, Chewbacca, and a Stormtrooper.
"Inspired by the films' original concept art, the collection re-imagines iconic characters through a high-fashion filter," reads a description published by Mattel on social media.
All four dolls are marketed towards adult collectors. Each costs $100 except for the Chewbacca doll, which has a $150 price tag.
It's May 4th - aka Star Wars Day - so it's the perfect time to announce a new themed product, right? General Mills has wasted no time unveiling its latest Disney+ Star Wars: The Mandalorian cereal, featuring Baby Yoda front and center on the box.
General Mills took to Instagram to reveal its newest creation. As described on the packaging, the cereal consists of sweetened corn puffs with marshmallows. All of the green marshmallows are in the shape of The Child's head, which is reason enough to give this bite a shot, if you ask us.
It looks like the details surrounding the new cereal are being kept under wraps, because all we know is that it's "coming to a cereal aisle near you later this summer," according to the caption. A PR rep with General Mills said that they would let us know when more information is available closer to the launch, so you know that means we'll be keeping you in the know as well.
General Mills has the Star Wars-themed cereal pretty much down pat at this point. The brand released boxes featuring Yoda, Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Rey, and BB-8 in 2015, 2016, and 2019. Since Baby Yoda has become the star of the show, it's no wonder it's the main feature on this new cereal.
A senior Amazon.com Inc. engineer has resigned in solidarity with fired corporate and warehouse workers who protested working conditions at the company.
Tim Bray, a vice president and veteran engineer with the company's cloud-computing division, said in a post on his personal blog that he quit "in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of Covid-19."
Bray, who worked in Vancouver, was a distinguished engineer, a coveted title large tech companies award to senior technologists. The decision will likely cost him more than $1 million in loss of salary and unvested Amazon stock, "not to mention the best job I ever had," he said.
Bray, who last year signed the employee group's open letter urging Amazon to do more to fight climate change, said he raised concerns about the firings internally. Having done that, he said, "remaining an Amazon VP would have meant, in effect, signing off on actions I despised. So I resigned."
"Firing whistleblowers isn't just a side-effect of macroeconomic forces, nor is it intrinsic to the function of free markets," Bray wrote. "It's evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the company culture. I choose neither to serve nor drink that poison."
San Francisco's police chief said the city's rank and file will wear neutral face coverings to defuse a controversy that was sparked when officers sent to patrol a May Day protest wore masks adorned with the "thin blue line" flag.
The police union ordered and distributed the masks emblazoned with black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe across the middle. The symbol is associated with the Blue Lives Matter movement, a display of unity among police officers in response to the national Black Lives Matter movement.
In an email obtained by KTVU-TV, Chief Bill Scott told his officers Friday he considered the blue flag and stripe "a meaningful expression to honor fallen officers." However, he worried that some may perceive the symbol as "divisive and disrespectful."
A retired civil rights lawyer told the San Francisco Chronicle the masks, which also includes the logo for the San Francisco Police Officers Association, violate a long-standing policy that bars police from expressing political opinions while wearing their uniforms.
"The thin blue line is a political symbol," John Crew said. "And it's a POA-branded mask. It's like wearing a political button."
Traditionalist former pope Benedict XVI accuses opponents of wanting to "silence" him while associating gay marriage with "the Antichrist" and attacking "humanist ideologies" in a new authorised biography published Monday in Germany.
The 93-year-old, whose original name is Joseph Ratzinger, claims in "Benedict XVI - A Life" that he has fallen victim to a "malignant distortion of reality" in reactions to his interventions in theological debates.
"The spectacle of reactions coming from German theology is so misguided and ill-willed that I would prefer not to speak of it," he says.
The former pope -- who dramatically resigned in 2013 -- was especially criticised for a 2018 text that was seen as critical of the Jewish faith.
The German branch of the Catholic Church has for years been led by clergy more disposed to reform than the stringent traditionalism associated with Ratzinger.
A fresh new look at a 4 billion-year-old Martian meteorite has revealed organic compounds containing nitrogen - the first real evidence of fixed nitrogen molecules on the Red Planet.
Nitrogen is essential for all known forms of life, and while there's currently no evidence to suggest this discovery was created by some biological unit, it does leave open the possibility that once upon a time, Mars might have been a wet and organic-rich planet - a blue planet even - the perfect place for life to begin.
It's hard to say how these nitrogen-bearing organics may have arisen, but regardless of the explanation, the results suggest Mars may have once been more Earth-like and hospitable to life than it is now - and could have once had its own nitrogen cycle.
The meteorite in question was blasted off Mars roughly 16 million years ago, probably by a meteorite impact, and has since survived unfathomable lengths of time and space.
Named ALH84001, it was found in Antarctica's Allan Hills in 1984 and has already become quite famous in the science world. It contains orange-coloured carbonate materials, which seem to have come from some sort of salty liquid on Mars, roughly 4 billion years ago.
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