2020 Advent Calendar [1] – Imajanation

December 1, 2020

Imajanation is the nickname of a London-based illustrator and artist and you can find her blog at https://imajanation.co.uk/. On her Etsy shop, you can find Christmas cards in large and small format, stickers and, although not strictly festive, I think the “magical characters” theme is also very nice (bookmark, badges, stickers). In the header of this post, an enlargment of the Nutcracker illustration, which is my personal favorite.

I warned you I would try and do this: I’m not making any promises, let’s see if I can keep this up.

art and fashion

Metafisica / Metafisiche

What a splendid exhibition! I was expecting your regular, run-of-the-mill show at Palazzo Reale, which is usually good enough, but I was surprised at the depth and width of this new endeavour, that spans across the city with multiple initiatives and, even within the show

March 15, 2026 9:00 am

books and literature

Isaac Asimov’s “Fantasy” collection

I take issue with this volume, and not because they’re short stories and you’re bound to like some more than the others: they’re all delightful, with very few and negligible exceptions. No, my problem is curatorial: I take issue that instead of grouping all the

March 14, 2026 9:00 am

note to self

Comunicazione 101

Cara Trenitalia, Quando ero ragazza, ogni tanto mi capitava di prendere il treno da Milano a Tirano, per raggiungere i miei genitori in vacanza sul lago. È un viaggio verso nord, attraverso la Brianza Felix, che molto presto trasforma la campagna in una collina boscosa

March 13, 2026 12:27 pm