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All links are to English language sites, unless otherwise specifically stated.  All links are Youtube unless otherwise specifically stated. Today's Gems Sport Basque Pelota 2021 FFPB (Federation Francaise de Pelota Basque) Main Nue (naked hand) Championship "A" Final: Louis Sanchez v Baptiste Ducassou, an "instant classic" (40-39) (court is 92 feet long--same as a basketball court). Full match video 1. France 3 Nouvelle-Acquitaine (French) 2. Pilota Ttiki (Condensed version) Pilota Ttiki Video link to condensed versions of all Tournament A and B matches All Match Results (FFPB) (Spoilers) Film Open Culture Detour  (1945, Directed by Edgar Ulmer) (scroll to film link) (1:07:55) Country Music Grand Ole Opry Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry Show   ================ Aljazeera English How is extreme poverty being measured in China? What’s happening with China’s Uighurs? Who's responsible for Rohingya refugees rescued at sea? Alley Chat Classics ( Candlepin Bowling

 All links are to English language sites, unless otherwise specifically stated.  All links are Youtube unless otherwise specifically stated. Today's Gems Theatre Shakespeare's Globe Romeo and Juliet (2019) for Free | Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank | Shakespeare's Globe  (1:37:54) Film Openculture Au Chant d'Amour (Jean Genet) (1950)  (25:22) Ladislaw Starewicz The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)  (13:22) Opera Claudio Monteverdi - L`Orfeo (1:35:06) (a "Turn back the clock" Performance) ================ Today's links Aljazerra English Why Norway's plan for deep-sea mining could wreck the environment Can Armenia's prime minister survive the political crisis? Australia: The battle to get Big Tech to pay for news Bright Side 29 Myths Even Your Parents Thought Were True The (British Open) Jack Nicklaus wins at St Andrews | The Open Official Film 1978 All Blacks (Super Rugby (Union) League) (Short Highlights) ROUND ONE: Hurricanes v Blues (Sky Su

All links are to English language sites, unless otherwise specifically stated.  All links are Youtube unless otherwise specifically stated. Today's Gem Mosfilm Ilya Muromets  (4K, fantasy, dir. Alexander Ptushko, 1956) (English subtitles avaiable, use the gear icon) Background IMBD   Putushko Aljazeera English (Documentaries) Living with the Volcano ARTE (French/German Network)  Reservistes en Allemagne   (French) ARTE CONCERT (French/German Network) Open Stage Berlin mit Madeline Juno und YouNotUs  (German) Bad Day HQ (Documentary) Inside the Gran Duc Disaster BBC Comedy Greats  Jon Richardson's Passive-Aggressive Recycling Training | Live at the Apollo Bizkaia Frontoia (Facebook Video) Semi-final--InnPala Pala Larga World Singles Championship Semi-Final--Esteban Gaubeka v Pablo Fusto Bolshoi Theatre Opera Day 2021 The Bright Side Who's Not a Doctor? Boston Red Sox Alex Cora Live After Spring Training Workouts Braemar Media  Scottish 'tribal' pipes and drums from C