"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
Edit: for some reason, this article became quite popular. The comment section is closed, but you should read this: it's a comment from a Chinese-American reader, drawing the attention to the cultural controversy surrounding this particular piece, which is still staged in a very harmful way. An...
In few days time, for our Sunday story, I will publish something about Disney's Fantasia and, in particular, something around The Pastoral Symphony, originally intended to be a more obscure mash-up between a French ballet and a Russian opera. It is only fair, however, that...
Today I'm recommending you an artist you can't actually buy from: Helen Richmond. If you go on her website, you get a pink warning: she's on maternity leave. Which is a perfect reason for bookmarking her shop and coming back later this year, and keep...
If you like penguins, Charlotte Hepburne (website here) is your artist because of this card. But she's also your artist in case you want dinosaurs and owls. Her website is not very friendly for linking stuff, but you can browse her on-line shop, which directs...
Ultimo lunedì prima di Natale: alleggerisco i miei consigli di lettura in vista del meritato riposo. Uno dei romanzi di fantascienza che consiglio più spesso ai miei studenti è Il Neuromante di William Gibson, padre fondatore del genere cyberpunk. Si tratta del suo primo romanzo, nonché...
Lizzie Hall is a British designer based in London. Linktree here, website here, Instagram here. on-line shop here and Etsy shop here. If you're looking for gift wrapping, towels and other wide decorated surface, she's the artist for you. If you're looking for somethingh funny,...
Your Norse folk tale this Sunday is The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain and you can read it here. 1. The Story The tale starts, as it often happens, with a king and queen who can have no children. The king is out on his porch,...
You can find Shannon Murphy on Instagram under the Made By Shannon brand, which is also her website, while her Etsy shop is here. I like her Christmas work because it's minimal and ironic, described as "Beautifully rude" and I would say it's perfect for...
Good evening, my darlings. I apologize for not sharing any update, but things have been crazy: lots of clients haven't been working for months, this year (their choice: they didn't trust people to work from home) and they just discovered that - oddly enough -...
Mountain and Molehill is the nickname of an artist using Victorian and Edwardian animals to make decorations. Instagram here, website here and website shop here. The shop is already closed, as you might expect giving that we're approaching Day X, but I particularly love these...
