12 April 2023
Tuscan painter Jacopo Carucci, also known as Pontormo (1494 – 1557), wasn’t simply the most brilliant protagonist of Italian Mannerism, but also an eccentric, moody person, perfectly…
5 April 2023
The unexpected dialogue Is homework necessary? Why do I have to eat minestrone soup twice a week? Most importantly, why should I read at least one book…
29 March 2023
Jean Pierre Jeunet’s The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, 2001) begins introducing the childhood of the main character, Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou).…
10 March 2023
The Treccani encyclopedia adopts a concise, little evoking definition: ‘a short clip, commonly with a duration of less than 15 minutes, made of different genres (documentary, musical,…
1 March 2023
As a word it may sound modern, but physiotherapy is a discipline rooted in ancient times. Written evidences witness that manual treatments were widespread among the Egyptians,…
22 February 2023
Anna Under the city covered walkways, used books stands are similar to cathedrals, perfectly drawn buildings. The stacks of yellow paper – standing more or less orderly…
25 January 2023
The bear’s ears* To dog-ear, a book's pages are an outrage. A sin, I would say. Stay away from those who fold down the upper corners of…
11 January 2023
In 2017 Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, acclaimed directors of Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and Ruby Sparks (2012), present Battle of the Sexes, a movie inspired by…
28 December 2022
In 1979, at the end of a decade that marked 20th century culture in a strong way, Bolognese singer Lucio Dalla sang L’anno che verrà . Thanks to…
