One Of My Favourite Bits Of Media History Trivia Is That Back In The Elizabethan Period, People Used

One of my favourite bits of media history trivia is that back in the Elizabethan period, people used to publish unauthorised copies of plays by sending someone who was good with shorthand to discretely write down all of the play's dialogue while they watched it, then reconstructing the play by combining those notes with audience interviews to recover the stage directions; in some cases, these unauthorised copies are the only record of a given play that survives to the present day. It's one of my favourites for two reasons:

It demonstrates that piracy has always lay at the heart of media preservation; and

Imagine being the 1603 equivalent of the guy with the cell phone camera in the movie theatre, furtively scribbling down notes in a little book and hoping Shakespeare himself doesn't catch you.

Lorenzo S ready to risk it all yesterday

I can’t believe what I saw these couple of days

The guy was on a mission and he delivered

He deserves the world

The very first words when interviewed after winning the fucking Davis cup for Italy after 47 years were for his opponents and their supporters, then for berrettini, a teammate who couldn’t play on court but played a big role for the team on the bench and behind closed doors.

His sportsmanship is impeccable and his class is silent and loud at the same time

He shone brighter but he did not eclipsed the rest of the team, he actually lead by example and lifted them to the top allowing them to be their best selves

He worked so hard even after the match or the presentation finished signing autographs and taking pictures he did the all 4 sides of the stadium instead of celebrating like he could have or should have done plus all interviews ofc

He was gentle e never arrogant always humble and never took anything for granted

He’s simply the best Italian tennis player we ever had, he’s probably the best sportsperson we have now as he’s leading on more than just on a sport level.. he’s a model to look up to, of integrity determination and mental strength

Im forever grateful to have witnessed history in the making in front of my very own eyes screaming and chanting and holding my breath and losing my voice and ole ole oleeeee sinneeeer sinneeeer!!!

I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for this immense human being that is jannik sinner

And nope I’m not crying you’re crying 😭😭😭😭

This year Jannik Sinner has:

Broken the record for most wins in a season by an Italian (58 and counting)

Reached a career high ranking of world #4

Reached his first Slam Semifina

Qualified for the Atp Finals for the first time

Beat Daniel Medvedev for the first time (and did it again)

Beat Novak Djokovic for the first time

Beat the world #1, #2, #3(2x) in the span of two months

Is only the third person in the last decade to beat Novak in a deciding set tiebreaker

And if the first person in 121 days to beat Novak Djokovic since his loss to Carlos Alcazar in Wimbledon

And he is still only 22 and has so much more room to grow and acheive as a player

🎥: atp tour

General dudes vs Jannik Sinner

Pyotr Kochetkov talks about his branded PK caps 🧢 😅😂