"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."
Last night I dreamt I was back in Jerusalem. I was wandering the streets at night, it was late, and yet the air was thick with heat and sweat. The alleys were as deserted as they get, the only movement was the shimmering of the...
Questa domenica 8 e lunedì 9 giugno si voterà su tutto il territorio nazionale per 5 referendum, 4 dei quali legati alle leggi sul lavoro e uno che propone la riduzione a 5 anni del tempo necessario per poter richiedere la cittadinanza italiana a chi...
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...
It was very fulfilling to bounce around in Florence and hook up with people in my industry. Everyone seems to have a different angle on what's not working in the way we're approaching the digitisation of the construction sector — from norms to interoperability to...
Today Italy celebrates 80 years since the Nazi occupation and their fellows, the local fascists, were kicked out of Milan and Turin, the last two major cities still being held in their blood-soaked grip. The civil war would carry on for another week, but today's...
The Pope is dead, and they will tell you he was a groundbreaking innovator when it comes to championing the LGBTQ+ community and to supporting the rights of women. The bar was set and still is set so low that you might be fooled into...
Segnalo raramente questioni politiche su questo canale, ma alcune volte è necessario, perché due temi saltano all'occhio sul fronte istruzione: 1) la crociata contro asterisco e schwa, strumenti che non amo ma il cui sottotesto dovrebbe essere inviolabile, ovvero il riconoscimento delle diversità per quanto riguarda...
I swear it was November last week. Well, ok, technically it was, but how did that happen that we turned around and it was already the first day of December? Usually around this time of the year, I do the Advent Calendar on my Patreon...
The South African wine industry ranks as the eighth largest wine producer in the world and the sixth largest exporter, contributing approximately 3.9% of the world’s wine production in 2023. It was also the main reason for our visit, as wine is my friend's line...
Second post in the South African notes, following a bittersweet focus on its history (remember? 2.4 million people living in slums), and this time I promise it'll get less grim. Maybe. And it will have penguins. 2. Nature and Wildlife South Africa hosts one of the world's...
