Headline & Editorial
Last Issue: #31 The Journey
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
A book to live by
Magazine -> #10 Nomadic knowledgeHow much, do you feel, does literature contribute to the diffusion of knowledge? In so far as they represent possible ways of living, mirrors in which to view ourselves, yardsticks that can help us in making choices and taking decisions, works of literature contribute to disseminating knowledge. The make-believe world of literature suggests that ...
continue..Nov 30, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: achei, article, artist, beppe fenoglio, book, bruno gambarotta, carlo emilio gadda, carlo lucarelli, community, dcisions, digital, experience, fiat, fragments, frame | Leave A Comment »
Ducati: a grain of rice cooked to perfection
Magazine -> #7 ChaosItalian style has one of its peaks of perfection in Ducati. That's also because at Ducati they do things in the inimitable Italian way. It's a sort of organised disorder. The famous marque's CEO, Federico Minoli, and its creative director, David Gross, talk about the Ducati way and style. A huddle of red shirts moves aside finally letting me ge...
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The opinion
Magazine -> #4 PassionA person is what he is because he has both divine and contingent roots; the divine root, the one of the spirit and the soul, yields a sense that is beyond earthly reality, energy and meaningfulness, while the divine root relates to the history and experiences that the person develops and embodies during his lifetime. This, in short, is one of the p...
continue..Nov 30, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: andrea illy, childhood, divine, dreams, energy, enthusiasm, experiences, history, lifetime, maturity, metaphor, myth, puer, real life, reality | Leave A Comment »
Vreeland: Artemisia’s passion
Magazine -> #16 Beautiful and well madeThe worn threads of a red Turkish carpet, a woman’s silk jacket, the strong lines of a golden pitcher, a hand-drawn wall map... Beauty as the result of the work and thought of a single craftsman fills Susan Vreeland with wonder. Meeting Art was such a strong experience in her life that she felt “she wanted to keep a Gothic cathedral alive ...
continue..Nov 20, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: apollo and daphne, art, artemisia, artemisia gentileschi, bernini, emily carr, extraordinary, genius, johannes vermeer, lilia ambrosi, metaphor, passion, pearl, penitent magdalen, performance art | Leave A Comment »
