"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."
Marble relief of a Galli priest (1st–2nd century CE) – from the Temple of Magna Mater, possibly in Ostia or Rome The Galli of Cybele: Queerness in Roman Religion The Galli were priests of Cybele (Magna Mater), whose worship was introduced at Rome from Phrygia. Often dressed...
A werewolf story by Alexandre Dumas père. Chapter XV: The Lord of Vauparfond Thibault, on arriving at the Dauphin d'Or, ordered himself as fine a dinner as he could think of. It would have been quite easy for him to have engaged a private room, but he would...
Yes, the fault might be our current project on PowerBI, but this month I've been reasoning a lot around our Illuministic obsession over measurements and how that affects our approach to business intelligence in the era of Big Data. On top of this, I've been...
Singing for the Goddess: the Queer Voices of Inanna’s Gala Priests Long before modern notions of gender came into form, the streets of ancient Sumer — in what is now southern Iraq — roamed with people whose identities didn't feel the need to toe the lines...
I've been posting a little more on the topic lately, especially on Instagram, and some of you asked that question, especially from overseas: why on earth do I follow an American Football Club, and in what capacity? It's a legit question. My significant otter had been playing...
He Is the Wine, I the Cup: Queer Devotion in the Poetry of Abu Nuwas “O my heart’s beloved,You are the sun of beauty,And I — merely the eye that follows you.He kissed me, and I becameThe chalice, trembling in the hand of joy.”- Abu Nuwas...
Stone statue of Xochipilli, Aztec deity of flowers, music, and same-sex desire (c. 1450–1500 CE, now in the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City) Xochipilli, Prince of Flowers: Queer Divinity in Aztec Art What you're seeing is a volcanic stone sculpture showing Xochipilli, an Aztec deity part...
So, what's in town this month? Let's take a look at a couple of things you need to catch before they leave. Some of the things I highlighted last month are still on: Inequalities, Triennale Milano (till November 9th); the amazing I am Leonor Fini at Palazzo...
As I did in previous months, I will celebrate Pride Month with one post a day, which the new layout of the blog will feature right here, in the dedicated horizontal band or in the dedicated subcategory. Posts will feature in 3 different categories: Story of...
There’s a particular tension I carry with me when I walk into exhibitions like Art Decò: il trionfo della modernità. My heart irreversibly shuns away from some of the ideological implications of the movement - and I'm certainly more partial to liberty - and yet,...
