2024年2月5日 星期一

slapstick. public duties, public-facing duties. form of cancer/ type of cancer.

King Charles Is Diagnosed With Cancer

Buckingham Palace said Britain’s monarch would postpone his public-facing duties during his treatment but did not specify the type of cancer.

King Charles Is Diagnosed With Cancer

Buckingham Palace said Britain’s monarch would suspend his public duties to undergo treatment. The palace did not disclose what form of cancer he had.


 Charlie Chaplin's classic film 'Modern Times' was released on February 5th,1936 and became the most successful movie of the year in the UK. Through a labyrinth of gears and production halls, Chaplin confronts the economic exploitation of the times with never-ending slapstick interludes.



Otake Ryoho creates meticulously detailed wood sculptures of animals, plants and even a flower that "blooms."⬇️



slapstick
/ˈslapstɪk/
noun
  1. 1.
    comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events.
    "slapstick humour"
  2. 2.
    a device consisting of two flexible pieces of wood joined together at one end, used by clowns and in pantomime to produce a loud slapping noise.
    "a loud and exhilarating rattle of bladders and slapsticks"




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