2020 Advent Calendar [9] – RedFacesPrints

December 9, 2020

RedFacesPrint is the nickname of Sinead, an illustrator based in London and specialized in celebrations of local corners. Instagram here, website here. On her website you can search her work by area, but if you’re looking for something to put you into a festive mood I particularly recommend Beckenham, the Crystal Palace Fireworks, and the Streatham Common Rookery, or Southbank and Chinatown, or Spitalfields and Richmond Bridge. Don’t ask me why: just a feeling.

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